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Semi  Centennial 
1862  Bumbet  1912 


The  Mansfield  Normal  Quarterly 


Volume  17  NOVEMBER  f 1912  Number  I 


Being  Ihe  SEMI-CENTENNIAL  NUMBER 


of  the  Normal  Quarterly  of  the 


MANSFIELD  STATE  NORMAL  SCHOOL 


of  the  Fifth  District  of  Pennsylvania 


ADVEt^TISEH  PRINT,  MANSFIELD,  PENiN . 


OURTESY  and  condescension  is  an  happy 
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DR.  NATHAN  C.  SCHAEFFER,  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 


H.  F,  KiNGSlEY,  PsesiOEM 


'A,  W.  ALLEN,  Vict'PntSiDEHT 


C.  J.  BEACH,  Secreiare 


W.  0.  ROSE,  Treasures 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES.  19i2 


The  Mansfield  Normal  Quarterly 

And  School  Announcement 


OUR  GOLDEN  JUBILEE 


When  Queen'  Victoria  of  England 
celebrated  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  her 
reign,  some  years  ago,  the  occasion  was 
universally  called  “The  Golden  Ju- 
bilee.” When  Mansfield,  this  year, 
celebrated  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of 
her  recognition  as  a State  Normal 
School,  the  event  was  termed  “The 
Semi-Centennial,”  but  it  might  fitly 
have  been  called  “A  Golden  Jubilee” 
— golden  in  memories  made  sacred  by 
the  devotion  of  those  who  have  borne 
the  burdens  and  vicissitudes  of  so  long 
and  so  eventful  a period  ; golden  in 
the  present  achievements  made  possi- 
ble by  those  that  have  preceded  them  ; 
golden  in  the  outlook  into  an  even 
larger  future  based  upon  the  past  and 
the  present. 

Queen  Victoria,  the  ruler  of  her 
realm,  was,  in  a peculiar  sense,  near 
to  them  — the  bride  of  the  nation,  the 
mother  of  her  people. 

To  every  loyal  alumnus,  Mansfield 


bears  this  latter  relation,  and  the 
thought  of  her  awakens  a sentiment 
which  is  appropriately  expressed,  in 
one  of  the  school  songs  : 

“Mansfield  shall  be  our  pride, 
Mansfield,  Tioga’s  bride,— 

Dearer  than  all  beside  — 

Mother  of  Men.” 

We  have  a just  pride  in  our  build- 
ings, in  our  general  equipment,  in  the 
cultural  atmosphere,  in  the  high  grade 
of  scholarship  officially  recognized  as 
characteristic  of  Mansfield.  But  the 
faith  of  the  past,  the  joy  of  the  pres- 
ent, and  the  hope  of  the  future,  is 
based  upon  Mansfield  as  “Mother  of 
Men” — the  term  being  used,  of  course, 
in  its  broadest  sense. 

It  is  only  as  she  trains  boys  and 
girls  into  men  and  women,  fitted  to 
understand  the  larger  problems  of  life, 
able  to  bear  their  own  burdens,  and 
eager  to  help  bear  those  of  their  less 
fortunate  brothers,  that  Mansfield 
truly  fulfills  her  high  mission. 


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This  she  has  done,  and  is  doing  ; 
this  she  will  continue  to  do,  if  her 
Alumni,  always  loyal,  continue  to  feel 
the  duty  as  well  as  the  joy  of  support- 
ing all  her  efforts,  of  not  only  keep- 
ing hers  “a  staiiiless  name,”  as  we 
rejoice  to  call  it  in  the  “Alma  Mater 
Song,”  but  of  making  it  an  advancing 
and  victorious  one. 

The  alumni  spirit  which  sings : 
“Normal,  our  Normal, 

Loyal  are  we  to  thee. 

Thy  honors,  ours  shall  be, — 

Ours  to  maintain,” 

is  the  spirit  which  will  inspire  every 
official  in  his  broadest  vision,  nerve 
every  worker  to  his  best  effort,  de- 
velop in  every  student  his  fullest 
power. 


Any  institution  which  forgets  its 
noble  past,  is  unworthy  ; any  institu- 
tion which  undervalues  its  happy 
present,  is  no  less  so.  But  the  institu- 
tion which  is  content  to  rest  there,  to 
see  no  wider  horizon,  to  glimpse  no 
broader  field  of  usefulness,  is  doomed. 
Let  Mansfield’s  splendid  body  of 
loyal  alumni,  now  nearly  three  thous- 
and in  number,  her  “children”  of 
whom  she  is  so  proud,  and  who,  in 
turn,  are  so  proud  of  her,  join  with  all 
her  workers,  in  thoughtful  and  strenu- 
ous effort,  toward  an  even  more  useful 
and  more  glorious  future.  A future 
whose  aim  is  fitly  expressed  in  the  in- 
spiring words  of  the  school-motto : 
“Character,  Scholarship,  Culture,  Ser- 
vice.” 


INCE  human  affairs  are  frail  and  fleeting  some 
persons  must  ever  be  sought  for  whom  we 
may  love  and  by  whom  we  may  be  loved;  for,  when 
affection  and  kind  feeling  are  done  away  with,  all 
cheerfulness  likewise  is  banished  from  existence. — 
Cicero. 


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THE  SEMI-CENTENNIAL  PROGRAM 


It  is  claimed  on  good  authority 
that  the  history  of  any  man  begins  at 
least  as  far  back  as  his  grandfather. 
It  is  equally  true  that  the  history  of 
any  notable  event  begins  its  making 
long  before  the  event  actually  occurs. 

One  might  say  that  the  present 
celebration  dates  potentially  as  far 
back  as  a generation  ago,  when  the 
school’s  existence  as  a Normal  School 
began,  tho’  its  immediate  ancestry 
is  in  the  present  generation  and  its 
birth  within  the  present  year. 

To  drop  the  figure  early  in  the  an- 
niversary year  the  Board  of  Trustees 
appointed  a committe  of  its  members 
to  co-operate  with  the  regular  Alumni 
Committee  in  making  arrangements 
for  a suitable  recognition  of  the  ap- 
proaching Semi-Centennial,  which,  it 
had  been  decided,  should  be  cele- 
brated at  Commencement-time  rather 
than  upon  the  exact  date  in  the 
following  December. 

The  committee  representing  the 
trustees,  was  composed  of  the  Prin- 
cipal, Hon.  A.  B.  Hitchcock  and  Mr. 
W.  W.  Allen,  and  the  Alumni  Com- 
mittee of  Mr.  Edwin  S.  Coles,  (chair- 
man,) Mr.  Jos.  S.  Hoard,  Mrs.  Myra 
Gaige  Hall,  Mrs.  Bessie  Ely  Long- 
bothum  and  Mrs.  Blanclae  Hanyen 


Palmer,  the  latter,  however,  asking  to 
be  excused  from  service,  on  account  cf 
pressure  of  other  duties. 

This  joint-committee  was  known  as 
the  Committee  of  Arrangements,  and, 
now  that  the  event  is  over,  one  of  the 
happiest  recollections  connected  with 
the  preparation  for  it,  is  the  fact  that 
the  committee  worked  in  absolute  har- 
mony. Never,  at  any  time,  was  there 
the  slightest  friction  or  the  least  evi- 
dence of  desire  to  do  anything  other 
than  according  to  the  best  judgment 
of  the  whole.  The  task  was  an  ardu- 
ous one  but  it  was  truly  “a  labor  of 
love,”  and  was,  we  believe,  fully  justi- 
fied by  the  highly  satisfactory  out- 
come. 

With  the  handsomely  engraved  in- 
vitations, crovmed  v/ith  the  golden  nu- 
merals “1862  — 1912,”  which  were 
sent  to  each  member  of  the  Alumni 
Association,  to  all  who  had  ever  held 
official  connection  with  the  school,  as 
far  as  reachable,  and  to  many  state 
officials  and  prominent  educators  both 
state  and  national,  v/as  enclosed  the 
condensed  program  which  appears  be- 
low. 

This  is  but  a skeleton  of  events,  each 
one  of  which  had  its  own  fully  elab- 
orated program,  but  it  will  serve  to 


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show  at  a glance  the  chief  literary  and 
social  activities  of  the  week  and  form 
an  appropriate  prelude  to  its  story  : 

Sunday,  June  16,  8 p.  m.  — Bacca- 
laureate Sermon,  Rev.  R.  M.  We^, 
D.  D.,  Park  Avenue  Bapti^  church, 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Monday,  June  17,  10  a.  m.  Gym- 
nastic Exhibition.  2-4  p.m.  Art  Ex- 
hibit (Studio).  8 p.m.  Model  School 
Operetta,  “The  Carnival  of  Spring.” 

Tuesday,  June  18,  10  a.  m.  Class 
Day  Exercises.  2 p.  m.  Gold  Medal 
Conte^.  Cantata  (Ladies  Chorus), 
“The  Ballad  of  Lorraine.”  8 p.  m. 
School  Opera,  “Erminie.” 


Wednesday,  June  19,  10  a.  m. 
Alumni  Reception  (Arcade).  1 1 :30  a, 
m.  Business  Meeting.  12:00  m.  His- 
torical Address,  Hon.  S.  B.  Elliott, 

1 p.  m.  Alumni  Dinner.  5-6  p.  m. 
Class  Reunions.  8 p.m,  Anniverseiry 
Address,  Hon.  N.  C.  Schaeffer,  D.  D., 
LL.  D.,  State  Supt.  Public  Instruc- 
tion . Cantata  — ‘ ‘ The  Que^ . ’ ’ 

Thursday,  June  20.  10  a.  m.  All- 

Alumni  Base-ball  game.  School  Songs, 

2 p.  m.  Commmencement  Exercises, 
Address,  Charles  Alexander  Richmond, 
D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  Pres.  Union  College, 
Schenedlady,  N.  Y.  8 p.  m.  School 
Play,  “The  Butterflies.” 


THE  STORY  OF  THE  WEEK 


Never  did  finer  weather,  larger 
crowds  or  more  appreciative  listeners 
conspire  to  make  a success  of  Com- 
mencement Week  more  notably  than 
during  the  one  whose  story  we  are 
about  to  relate. 

The  key-note  was  struck  by  the 
elaborate  decorations  of  red  and  black 
with  which  the  town  had  draped  itself 
in  honor  of  the  auspicious  event,  the 
numerals,  “1862—1912,”  being  espec- 
ially abundant.  Not  only  on  places 
of  business,  but  on  private  houses  the 
school-colors  waved  in  welcome  to  re- 


turning alumni,  and  visiting  friends — 
a welcome  that  was  duly  appreciated 
and  that  gave  a foretaste  of  a week  of 
signal  pleasure. 

Each  event  of  the  program  as  it 
proceeded  ju^ified  the  expectations  of 
the  waiting  audiences  which,  on  nearly 
every  occassion,  crowded  Alunni 
Hall’s  generous  capacity,  and  over- 
flowed into  the  aisles,  those  who 
were  able  to  do  so  standing,  others 
being  obliged  to  turn  away. 

While  it  is  measurably  true,  as  is 
often  claimed,  that  every  Commence- 


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ment  is  like  every  other  except  in  its 
personnel,  this  Commencement,  we 
confidently  assert,  fell  below  no  other 
in  quality  and  exceeded  every  pre- 
ceding one  in  the  number  and  variety 
of  events  presented. 

In  this  connection  the  opinion  ex- 
pressed in  a current  issue  of  a county 
paper  reflects,  we  believe,  the  general 
sentiment : 

“For  several  years  past  the  Normal 
Commencement-week  programs  have 
been  elaborate  but,  as  seems  fitting, 
there  have  been  none  to  approach  that 
which  is  now  marking  the  school’s  fif- 
tieth anniversary  and  is  making  new 
and  glorious  history  for  it  and  for  the 
community.” 


The  Baccalaureate  Sermon. 

A notably  large  audience,  the  pre- 
cursor of  still  larger  ones  later  in  the 
week,  gathered  in  Alumni  Hall  at  8 
o’clock,  on  the  evening  of  June  16,  to 
hear  the  Baccalaureate  Sermon,  which 
was  delivered  by  the  Rev.  R.  M.  Weft, 
D.  D.,  of  the  Park  Avenue  Baptist 
Church,  Rochefter,  N.  Y. 

The  class  procession  was  particularly 
impressive,  the  one  hundred  and  fifty- 
one  members,  in  double  line,  being 
preceded  by  a school  chorus  of  thirty 
voices  as  they  marched  to  their  ap- 
pointed place. 

The  following  is  the  program  of  ser- 
vice, the  opening  services  being  con- 
ducted by  the  pastors  of  Mansfield. 

8 p.  m.  Baccalaureate  Service. 


Organ  Prelude,  Pilgrim’s  Song  of  Hope, 
Batiste,  John  Hepple  Shepherd.  Ser- 
mon, Rev.  R.  M.  Weft,  D.  D.,  Park 
Avenue  Baptist  Church,  Rochester,  N. 
Y.  Contralto  Solo,  The  King  of  Love 
My  Shepherd  Is,  Gounod,  Georgia 
Drum.  Organ  Poftlude,  Scherzo  Sym- 
phonique,  Russell  King  Miller,  John 
Hepple  Shepherd. 

The  presence  of  Prof.  Shepherd  at 
the  organ  was,  as  always,  an  earnest 
of  a musical  feaft,  and  Miss  Georgia 
Drum’s  beautiful  solo  was  in  perfect 
harmony  with  the  occasion. 

The  sermon  was  a masterly  one — 
scholarly  yet  thoroughly  understand- 
able ; spiritual,  yet  intensely  prac- 
tical. The  theme  was  “Life.”  (“The 
Lord’s  chief  theme”),  and,  in  part,  the 
speaker  said  : “Life  makes  all  things 
as  they  are.  Three  great  truths  stand 
out  in  Chrift’s  interpretation  of  life. 
(1)  ‘A  man’s  life  consisteth  not  in  the 
abundance  of  things  which  he  posess- 
eth.’  (2)  Life  does  not  get  its  sup- 
port, from  these  possessions.  (3) 
Man,  by  virtue  of  being  man,  is  nomi- 
nally subject  to  two  births  .Life  of  the 
flesh,  makes  us  lose  the  life  of  the 
spirit.”  He  then  portrayed  life  in 
terms  of  faith,  love,  and  sacrifice, 
making  it  evident  that  it  is  the  qual- 
ity of  a life  which  glorifies  any  call- 
ing to  which  it  may  be  dedicated. 


Gymnastic  Exhibition. 

The  Gymnasium,  on  Monday  morn- 
ing, formed  an  auditorium  for  a large 


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audience  who  had  gathered  to  witness 
the  exhibitions  of  class  work  and  the 
various  special  drills  which  constituted 
the  program. 

A Swedish  Drill  and  an  Indian  Club 
Drill  by  the  Normal  girls,  were  espe- 
cially beautiful  in  their  grace  and  ex- 
actness. While  trapeze  “stunts”  and 
exhibitions  of  the  various  “holds”  in 
wre^ling,  by  the  Normal  boys,  were 
of  much  interest. 

Quaintly  pretty  Scandinavian  Folk 
Dances  of  a simple  nature  were  pre- 
sented by  a group  of  Model  School 
girls,  and  the  Model  School  boys 
played  a “Tag”  game  and  gave  ex- 
hibitions of  goal-throwing  for  basket 
ball.  It  was  evident  that  the  instruc- 
tors were  in  sympathy  with  the  late^ 
pedagogical  tho’t  in  their  line,  which 
strongly  advocates  the  value  of  the 
simpler  Folk  Dance  Movements  and 
rhythms  and  of  supervised  play  for 
young  children. 

The  floor- v/ork  in  both  Normal  and 
Model  School  Departments  was  of  a 
high  order,  and  the  whole  exhibition 
reflects  credit  upon  the  Gymnasium  in- 
structors, Miss  Grace  A lies  Putnam 
and  Mr.  Joseph  A.  Gardiner. 


The  Art  Exhibit. 

The  Art  Exhibit  for  1912  was  held 
in  the  Art  Studio  on  Monday  after- 
noon, 2-4  o’clock. 

The  beautifully  decorated  rooms 
and  corridors,  the  cheerful  strains  of 
music  by  the  orchestra,  and  the  charm- 


ing welcome  offered  by  the  ho^ess  of 
the  occasion,  put  the  visitor  at  once 
into  an  appreciative  frame  of  mind. 

The  exhibit  comprised  the  regular 
junior  work  in  free-hand  and  mechani- 
cal drawing,  color  and  design;  the 
Model  School  work  in  con^ructive 
paper-cutting  and  folding,  weaving, 
color  and  design,  in  the  various  grades  ; 
and  the  work  of  indents  in  the  special 
art  course. 

In  the  latter  division  were  examples 
of  drawing  from  the  objedt,  w’ater- 
color,  oil  and  china  painting,  and  vari- 
ous arts-crafts  produdts  showing  the 
process  from  the  application  of  the 
original  unit,  through  the  design  and 
execution  to  the  completed  whale. 

The  entire  exhibit  offered  proof  of 
the  admirable  and  thorough  work  cf 
Miss  Elizabeth  Ellison,  the  initrudtor, 
and  of  the  diligent  and  arti^ic  response 
of  the  indents. 


The  Model  School  Operetta. 

On  Monday  evening,  June  17,  the 
Model  School  presented  the  Operetta, 
“The  Carnival  of  Spring,”  the  words 
for  which  were  composed  by  Mrs.  An- 
drew Thomas  Smith,  the  music  by 
Prof.  Hamlin  E.  Cogswell. 

This  operetta  was  written  expressly 
for  the  Model  School,  and  was  fir^ 
presented  nine  years  ago,  the  revival 
this  year  being  upon  reque^. 

At  the  fir^  rendition.  Prof.  Cogs- 
well, then  Music  Diredtor  at  Mans- 
field, condudted  ; at  the  second,  Prof. 


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THE  FACULTY  OF  1912 


THE  CLASS  OF  1912 


ART  EXHIBITS 


ATHLETIC  TEAMS,  1912 


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John  Hepple  Shepherd,  the  present  Di- 
rector. In  both  cases  the  Paging, 
co^uming  and  drilling,  were  done  by 
the  Model  School  teachers — at  the  ini- 
tial performance  by  Miss  Eliza  J. 
Boyce  and  Miss  Chri^ine  Marr  Cam- 
eron ; at  the  second,  by  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Jenks  and  Miss  Eliza  J.  Boyce— all 
pa^-mi^resses  in  the  art  of  juvenile 
^age-craft. 

The  music  is  more  difficult  than  is 
usually  attempted  by  children,  but  is 
of  a very  singable  and  attradtive  qual- 
ity, the  orche^ra  affording  excellent 
support  for  the  various  numbers. 

The  charming  ^ory  wedded  to  beau- 
tiful words,  set  to  lilting  melody,  and 
rendered  in  a ^age-setting,  whose 
color  schemes  and  massings  were  mar- 
vels of  artistry,  made  an  evening  long 
to  be  remembered 

The  Operetta  is  divided  into  two 
parts.  In  the  fir^,  “The  Princess 
Spring.”  (impersonated  by  Miss  Ruth- 
adell  Williamson)  welcomes  to  her 
court,  birds,  flowers,  butterflies,  sun- 
beams, rain-sprites,  rainbow-nymphs 
and  moon-maidens,  who,  in  song  and 
chorus,  express  their  delight  in  being 
invited  to  share  in  “The  Carnival  of 
Spring.”  In  the  second  part,  we  wit- 
ness the  “Wedding  of  the  Sun  and 
Spring,”  the  Sun  being  imperson- 
ated by  Richard  Lowe  and  the  bride 
by  Miss  Esther  Leonard. 

The  earlier  characters  re-appear  in 
the  new  relation  of  brides-maids , ushers, 
flower  girls  and  guests,  while  Cupid 
(Howard  Bull)  tunefully  relates  how 


he  brought  to  pass  the  happy  consum- 
mation, and  the  bride  and  groom  are 
pronounced 

“No  longer  twain,  Spring  and  the  Sun, 
No  longer  twain,  but  ever  one.” 

After  a dual  avowal  of  their  love, 
in  song,  and  the  chorus  of  felicitations, 
the  chariot  of  the  Sun  appears,  drawn 
by  prancing  sunbeams,  and  takes  from 
view  the  bridal  pair,  followed  by  the 
entire  wedding  party  singing 

“For  now  he  takes  the  beauteous 
Spring 

To  share  his  home  in  glory. 

And  leaves  us  lonely  here,  to  sing 
Their  love’s  unrivalled  story.” 


Class  Day. 

Reference  has  been  made  to  the  dig- 
nified procession  of  the  class  on  the 
evening  of  Baccalaureate  Sunday. 
On  Class  Day  a no  less  impressive  but 
totally  different  entrance  was  made. 

Fir^  appeared  the  “Middle  Class” 
to  the  inspiring  drains  of  a specially 
worded,  “Marching  Song,”  set  to  the 
air,  “Brightly  Gleams  Our  Banner;’* 
these  formed  double  lines  in  the  two 
aisles  of  Alumni  Hall  Auditorium,  at 
the  rear,  and,  lifting  pennants  of  the 
school  colors,  red  and  black,  made 
arches  under  which  the  seniors,  carrying 
their  colors  of  red  and  gray,  marched 
in  single  file,  the  senior  approach  be- 
ing greeted  by  the  song,  “Here  Comes 
the  Class,”  set  to  the  familiar  bridal 
air  from  Lohengrin. 

Passing  to  their  places,  followed  by 
the  middlers,  there  ensued  a vocal 


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antiphony  in  which  the  departing 
seniors  questioned  the  midders  as  to 
their  loyalty  and  the  middlers  pro- 
fessed a devotion  equal  to  that  of  their 
interlocutors. 

This  was  succeeded  by  a chorus  of 
the  two  classes,  enthusia^ically  sing- 
ing as  they  raised  aloft  the  red  and 
gray  of  1912  and  the  black  and  gold 
of  1913  (tiill  then  concealed)  in  a 
glittering  field  of  color, 

“Alma  Mater,  Here’s  to  thee. 

We  who  go  and  we  who  stay, — 
Here’s  our  love  and  loyalty, 

For  today,  and  every  day.” 

Then  came  the  following  program, 
every  part  of  which  was  carried  out 
with  excellent  spirit  and  fine  finish, 
and  the  exercises  closed  with  the  senior 
“Farewell  Song;” 

Music Middler  Greeting 

President’s  Address,  Foster  W.Haverly 
Class  History  . . . Florence  Sullivan 
Oration,  “The  Boy  Scout  Movement” 

J.  Clarence  Lusch 

Prophecy Isa  Mae  Houser 

Class  Poem  ....  Grace  C.  Briggs 
Mantle  Oration  . Charles  J.  Jaquish 
Response  for  Class  of  1913  . . . . 

John  S.  Carter 

Class  Will  . . . . Mary  E.  Mackey 


Gold  Medal  Contest. 

In  the  gold  medal  conte^,  which 
took  place  on  Tuesday  afternoon,  the 
prizes  were  awarded  to  Ray  R.  Mer- 
rill for  the  best  declamation,  and  to 
Raymond  Williams  for  the  best  essay. 
All  the  conte^ants  brought  credit  to 
themselves  and  to  the  school.  The 


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declamations  were  well  chosen  and 
admirably  presented,  while  the  essays 
were  rich  in  original  thought  and 
showed  evidence  of  diligent  work  m 
research.  The  wo  of  the  indents 
was  praiseworthy  in  every  way,  and 
those  who  took  part  are  to  be  heartily 
congratulated  on  the  serious  effort  and 
the  arti^ic  result.  The  judges  of  the 
conte^  were:  Mrs.  J.  G.  Wilson  of 
Montrose,  Pa.,  the  Rev.  W.  L.  Dud- 
ley of  Covington,  and  Mrs.  Edwin  S. 
Coles  of  Mansfield.  The  program 
follows: 

DECLAMATIONS. 

The  Guillotine  (Victor  Hugo)  . Har- 
old Sonn. 

The  Keeper  of  the  Light  (Henry  Van 
Dyke)  . Reed  Hitchcock. 

Toussaint  L’Ouverture  (Wendell  Phil- 
lips) . R.  Ray  Merrill. 

The  Man  in  the  Shadow  (Anon)  . 
Laura  Pfaff. 

Piano  Solo — March  Mignon  [Pol- 
dini]  . Arlene  Keefe. 

Soprano  Solo  — Enchantment 
[Scott]  . Eleanor  Hornbaker. 
ESSAYS. 

Theory  and  Practice  of  Initiative, 
Referendum  and  Recall  . Raymond 
Williams. 

An  Ounce  of  Prevention  . Bertha  H. 
Whitman. 

Nature’s  Influence  on  English  Poetry  . 
Grace  Han  Ian. 

Cantata— A Ballad  of  Lorraine. 
Poem  by  Frederick  K.  Crosby. 
Music  by  William  G.  Hammond. 
Presented  by  Ladies’  Chorus,  Assisted 


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by  Lucinda  Keagle  and  Rieg’s  Orches- 
tra from  Binghamton,  N.  Y. — “Ad- 
vertiser.” 


“Erminie.” 

The  comic  opera,  “Erminie,”  which 
was  given  a few  weeks  since,  was 
repeated  on  Tuesday  evening  in 
Alumni  Hall,  as  a feature  of  Semi- 
Centennial  Commencement  week. 
The  performance  was  under  direction 
of  Prof.  John  Hepple  Shepherd,  and 
the  cast  was  the  same  that  he  piloted 
so  successfully  through  the  former  pro- 
duction of  the  tuneful  opera.  All 
down  the  line,  excellent  work  was 
done.  * * Messrs.  McLain  and  Mun- 
nell  were  excruciatingly  funny  in  the 
roles  of  Ravennes  and  Cadeaux,  the 
two  thieves,  and  seldom  has  Mr.  Mun- 
nell’s  magnificent  voice  been  heard  to 
better  advantage. 

Roland  Dayton  scored  high  as  Mar- 
quis de  Pomvert,  both  in  acting  and 
singing.  He  gave  to  the  part  those 
refreshing  touches  which  marked  his 
work  in  the  earlier  performance,  and 
pleased  the  audience  mightily. 

If  we  were  to  individualize  with  re- 
spect to  the  work  and  merits  of  the  en- 
tire cast,  there  would  of  necessity  be 
much  of  repetition  of  prior  comment. 

* * The  praise  given  at  that 

time  was  ample,  and  it  had  been  well- 
earned.  It  applies  to  the  performance 
now  under  treatment,  and  seems  all- 
sufficient.  Other  than  those  already 
mentioned,  the  cast  included:  James 


McConnell,  Francis  Gallup,  Harold 
Sonn,  John  Bailey,  Philip  Guiles,  Lou 
Saks,  Elizabeth  Doran,  Mildred  Ross, 
Lucinda  Keagle,  MusiettaLyke,  Edith 
Landt.  Music  was  by  Rieg’s  orches- 
tra, of  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  aug- 
mented ; the  production  was  staged  by 
Mrs.  Betsey  Lane  Shepherd,  and  the 
costumes  were  furnished  by  Matt 
Lockwood  of  Elmira. — Mansfield  Ad- 
vertiser. 


Alumni  Day. 

Alumni  Day!  The  Day  I Perfect 
weather,  splendid  spirit,  a large  and 
enthusiastic  attendance  marked  the 
event. 

After  the  reception  in  the  arcade  at 
10:30  a.  m.,  the  company  adjourned 
to  Alumni  Hall  auditorium  for  the 
business  meeting,  this,  in  turn,  being 
followed  by  the  historical  address  de- 
livered by  the  Hon.  Simon  B.  Elliott, 
in  which,  in  a concise  and  interesting 
manner,  he  reviewed  the  history  of  the 
school  during  its  existence  of  fifty 
years. 

Mr.  Elliott  has  been  connected  with 
the  school,  either  in  active  or  honorary 
capacity,  during  all  this  period,  and 
Mansfield  is  particularly  fortunate  ia 
having  been  able  to  secure  him  for  the 
address,  which  is  printed  separately 
elsewhere  in  these  pages,  and  is  con- 
sidered by  Mr.  Elliott  as  an  appendix 
to  a more  detailed  historical  address 
delivered  from  the  same  platform  ia 
1890. 


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It  is  gratifying  to  note  that,  in  his 
' opinion,  Mansfield  has  emerged, 
through  all  her  vicissitudes,  into  a 
‘.  usefulness,  which  justifies  the  faith  of 
her  founders  and  faces  a new  cycle  of 
even  greater  power. 

After  singing  the  Anniversary  Song, 
the  large  audience  filed  by  classes  to 
' the  spacious  dining  room  in  the  North 
. Hall,  the  procession  being  led  by  the 
principal,  the  visiting  guests  and 
clergymen,  the  board  of  trustees  and 
• the  faculty. 

The  beautifully  decorated  room  was 
promptly  filled  and  the  following 
tempting  rrvnu  was  served: 

./Beef  Bouillon  aux  Croton 
''Mushrooms,  En-Croustable  Wafers 
Pommes  Parisienne 
Radishes  Celery  Stuffed  Olives 

Sliced  New  Tomatoes  Little  Midgets 

Fried  Chicken  Mashed  Potatoes 
Gib  let  Saute 

' Creamed  Asparagus  Currant  Jelly 

Compote  of  Fruit  Cold  Ham 

Hot  French  Rolls 

Shrimp  Salad,  French  Cream  Dressing 
Saltines 

Normal  IceCream  New  Strawberries 
Macaroons 

-Lady  Fingers  Nutted  Cake 

Kissses 

Assorted  Bon  Bons  Salted  Almonds 
Dates 

' Fruitade  with  Lemon  Mints  Figs 

Cafe  Au  Lait 

It  was  the  universal  opinion  that 

never  had  an  Alumni  dinner  been  bet- 
"ter  served,  or  proved  more  gratifying 


to  the  appetite,  and  many  were  the 
compliments  showered  upon  Steward 
and  Mrs.  Elwin  E.  Spencer. 

During  the  meal,  Rieg’s  Orchestra 
of  Binghamton,  stationed  in  the 
piazza  adjoining,  discoursed  sweet 
music,  and  at  intervals  between 
courses  the  whole  company  joined  in 
the  School  Songs,  copies  of  v/hich 
accompanied  the  menus. 

At  the  close  of  the  dinner,  the 
Toast-Master,  Prof.  Wm.  R.  Long- 
street,  called  for  responses  to  the  fol- 
lov/ing  Toasts  of  Reminiscence : 

The  Pioneer  Period,  Dr.  J.  N.  Frad- 
enburg.  The  Formative  Period,  Mrs. 
Dora  Woodruff  Goodrich.  The  Build- 
ing Period,  Mrs.  Hamlin  E.  Cogsv/ell. 
The  Period  of  Internal  Development, 
Prof.  H.  J.  Van  Norman.  The  Period 
of  Expansion,  Mr.  Frederick  H.  Gaige. 

At  the  close,  the  Principal,  Dr. 
Smith,  was  called  upon  and  responded 
briefly  owing  to  the  lateness  of  the 
hour. 

Class  Reunions,  in  rooms  set  apart 
for  the  “Decade  Classes,”  with  a meet- 
ing of  the  Alumni  Committee  on  Reso- 
lutions appointed  at  the  morning  busi- 
ness meeting  to  report  in  the  evening 
session,  which  resolutions  appear  else- 
where in  this  number,  marked  the 
closing  of  the  afternoon. 


The  Anniversary  Address. 

Cn  Wednesday  evening,  the  stage 
was  occupied  by  the  singers  in  the 
Cantata,  “The  Quest,”  by  the  Presi- 


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dent  of  the  Alumni  Association  for 
1912,  Prof.  W.  R.  Longstreet,  the 
Principal,  Dr.  Andrew  Thomas  Smith, 
and  the  speaker  of  the  evening,  Hon. 
N.  C.  Schaeffer,  State  Supt.  of  Public 
Instruction.  , , . 

Mr.  Frederick  H.  Gaige  whose  toast, 
“The  Period  of  Expansion,”  was  omit- 
ted in  the  afternoon  for  lack  of  time, 
responded  to  a general  request  to  give 
it  in  the  evening,  and,  in  doing  so,  paid 
an  eloquent  tribute  to  the  achievments 
of  the  the  last  decade  under  the  lead- 
ship  of  the  present  principal. 

The  adoption  of  the  Resolutions 
submitted  by  the  Alumni  Committee, 
and  a beautiful  song,  “God’s  Acre,” 
by  Prof.  Mark  C.  Baker,  a former 
member  of  the  faculty,  followed,  after 
which  Dr.  Schaeffer  was  announced. 

In  his  characteristically  genial  man- 
ner he  remarked  that  he  had  often 
publicly  said  and  endorsed  compli- 
mentary remarks  relative  to  Mansfield 
and  her  leaders,  such  as  he  had  been 
hearing  throughout  the  day,  then 
turned  to  the  matter  of  his  address  on 
“The  History  of  the  Normal  School 
System  of  Pennsylvania.” 

Turning  from  the  contemplation  of 
our  own  local  history  with  its  awaken- 
ings of  just  pride,  it  was  a distinct 
advantage  to  have  held  before  us  this 
larger  object  of  equally  worthy  pride 
— the  whole  system  in  which  we  are  a 
unit — and  to  learn,  in  detail,  of  the 
work  of  the  men  of  earlier  times  who 
had  made  our  system  possible,  as  we 
had  learned  in  the  morning  of  the 


work  of  other  men  who  had  made  our 
individual  school  possible. 

Dr.  Schaeffer’s  scholarly  address  re- 
vealed a thorough  knowledge  of  his 
subject  and  sympathy  with  it,  and  his 
simple  directness  of  diction  carried  ' 
conviction  to  his  listeners. 

In  the  course  of  his  remarks  he  - 
made  a plea  for  the  continuation  of 
the  “open  door”  in  the  Normal ' 
schools  for  the  entrance  of  those  who 
have  not  had  previous  High  School  ad- 
vantages, being  supported  by  statistics 
in  his  claim  that  all  those  states- 
who  have  closed  this  door  are  suffer- 
ing from  a paucity  of  men  teachers. 

Pennsylvania,  under  the  new  Edu-  - 
cational  Code,  admits  to  advanced ' 
standing,  holders  of  High  School  Di- 
plomas, but  provides  also  for  those 
who,  without  these,  are  willing  to 
start  at  the  bottom  and  take  sufficient 
time  to  cover  the  entire  four-year 
course. 

Mansfield  was  highly  honored  in 
the  presence  of  Dr.  Schaeffer  and  thor-  - 
oughly  appreciated  his  able  address. 

The  program  closed  with  the  beau- 
tiful Cantata,  “The  Quest,”  the - 
charming  rendition  of  which  reflected 
credit  upon  all  who  participated — and 
thus  ended  the  Semi-Centennial  Alum- 
ni Day. 


Commencement. 

The  crowning  event  of  the  week, , 
Commencement,  occured  at  2 p.  m.,. 
Thursday,  in  the  presence  of  an  in-- 


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spiringly  large  audience.  Upon  the 
platform  were  seated  the  Faculty, 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  the  clergy- 
men of  Mansfield,  Dr.  Fraden- 
burg,  a former  principal,  and  the 
speaker  of  the  day.  Dr.  Charles  Alex- 
ander Richmond,  President  of  Union 
College,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

The  address  was  preceded  by  a so- 
prano solo  by  Miss  Lucinda  Keagle, 
rendered  with  taste  and  feeling,  while 
Prof.  Shepherd’s  organ  numbers  were 
up  to  their  usual  superb  standard. 

Dr.  Richmond,  with  a happy  play 
of  humor,  introduced  his  theme, 
“Personality  in  Teaching.” 

Replete  with  knowledge  of  books 
and  of  men,  yet  infused  with  the 
kindly  spirit  borne  of  a broad  vision, 
he  developed  his  theme  in  a masterly 
fashion,  asserting  that,  while  know- 
ledge is  essential  to  the  successful 
teacher,  a vital  interest,  a human 
touch,  a devoted  purpose,  count  for 
far  more. 

In  the  elaboraticm  of  his  theme,  he 
carried  his  audience  with  him  to  the 
climax  in  which  he  claimed  that  it 
matters  less  to  this  country  who  is 
President  than  who  is  teacher. 

After  the  formal  presentation  of  di- 
plomas, the  gold  medal  for  excellence 
in  oratory,  won  in  the  contest  of  Tues- 
day, was  presented  to  R.  Ray  Merrill, 
and  for  excellence  in  essay  to  Ray- 
mond Williams,  and  the,  names  of 
those  in  the  Life  Certificates  list  and 
in  the  honor  and  credit  lists  of  1912 
'were  read,  after  which  the  benediction 


was  pronounced  by  Rev.  J.  N.  Fraden- 
burg,  and  the  largest  class  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  school  was  graduated. 


“The  Butterflies.” 

A fitting  close  of  the  scheduled 
events  of  the  week  was  the  production 
on  Thursday  evening,  in  Alumni  Hall, 
of  the  school  play,  “The  Butterflies,” 
the  initial  production  of  which  was 
given  a feW  weeks  prior.  * * 

The  members  of  the  cast  did  work 
that  merited  the  same  complimentary 
things  the  Advertiser  was  led  to  say 
concerning  the  first  performance.  ^ 
Tracy  Clark’s  interpretation  of  the 
character  of  Hiram  Green  was  intelli- 
gent, and  his  whole  work  was  strong. 
Miss  Helen  Dorsett,  as  Suzanna  Elsie 
Green,  gave  a refreshing,  breezy  bit  of 
comedy  work,  adding  much  to  the 
good  opinion  she  already  had  won. 
Miss  Trella  M.  Briggs,  as  Mrs.  Bev- 
erly Stuart-Dodge,  and  Miss  Emily  S. 
Gyger,  as  Miriam,  her  daughter,  were 
admirable  in  action  and  strong  in  read- 
ing. The  other  members  of  the  cast, 
all  of  whom  did  good  work,  were: 
Morris  Thompson,  Leslie  Spry,  Claire 
Catlin,  Leo  J.  Bailey,  Charles  Jaquish, 
Miss  Grace  C.  Briggs. 

The  play  was  given  under  direction 
of  Miss  Kathryn  E.  Reagan.  The 
stage  settings,  accessories,  “and  all 
that  sort  of  thing,”  were  gorgeous. 

The  music  was  by  Dickinson’s  or- 
chestra, of  Corning,  and  it  was  ex- 
cellent.— Mansfield  Advertiser. 


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REPORT  OF  THE  ALUMNI  COMMITTEE  ON  RESOLUTIONS 


In  the  brief  time  allowed  for  our 
work,  the  Committee  on  Resolutions 
finds  it  a difficult  thing  to  amply  ex- 
press its  delight  in  the  innovations  and 
improvements  which  are  found  on  every 
side. 

Everywhere  we  find  evidences  of 
the  guiding  hand  of  a master  builder, 
and  we  congratulate  our  Alma  Mater 
on  the  services  of  so  able  a leader  as 
the  present  principal.  Dr.  Smith. 

The  high  standard  of  scholarship 
found  here  can  be  attained  only  through 
the  work  of  efficient  teachers,  and  the 
material  prosperity  of  the  institution 
sounds  its  note  of  praise  for  the  careful 
management  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

We  v/ish,  in  the  strongest  manner 
at  our  command,  to  express  our  sin- 
cere appreciation  of  the  hearty  and 
generous  welcome  extended  to  us  by 
the  school  and  the  citizens  of  Mans- 
field, as  we  return  to  celebrate  this 
semi-centennial  of  the  founding  of  this 
institution.  Our  hearts  are  v/armed, 
and  the  tie  binding  us  to  our  Alma 
Mater  is  strengthened  because  of  this 
kindly  reception. 

We  congratulate  the  committees 
which  have  labored  so  faithfully  to 
make  this  celebration  a success.  The 


program  and  arrangments  have  been 
most  excellent. 

We  desire  to  thank  the  Hon.  Simon 
B.  Elliott  for  his  eloquent  historical 
address,  to  voice  our  deep  sense  of 
gratitude  and  love  for  him  because  of 
what  he  has  done  for  our  school,  and 
to  express  our  earnest  hope  that  he 
may  be  spared  for  many  years  to, en- 
rich the  world  with  his,  works  of 
beneficence. 

A reunion  which  gives  us  a feast  of 
reason  and  a flow  of  soul  alone,  might 
be  enjoyable ; but  our  tender  mother 
knows  how  her  children  like  to  eat,  so 
she  spreads  us  such  a feast  today  that 
with  one  accord  we  rise  ancl  say,  “It 
is  the  best  Alumni  Dinner  ever  served, 
dear  mother.”  We  wish  therefore  to 
pay  a deserved  tribute  to  our  Steward, 
Mr.,E.  A.  Spencer,  not  only  because 
of  the  tempting  menu  but  also  the 
efficient  serving.  , The  niusic  and  the 
toasts  also  fitted  the  spirit  of  the  day. 

As  members  of  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion we  feel  especially  lionored  by  the 
presence  of  our  State  Superintendent 
of  Public  Instruction, 'Dr.  N.C;  Schaef- 
fer, and  also  by  that  of  a former  be- 
loved principal  of  cur  school.  Dr.  J. 
N.  Fracienburg.  We  wish  to  express 


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to  him  our  appreciation  of  his  kind 
words  of  encouragement  and  approval. 

We  learn  with  regret  that  our  Music 
Department  is  to  lose  Prof.  J.  H.  Shep- 
herd and  Mrs.  Shepherd,  under  whose 
efficient  guidance  this  department  has 
attained  its  present  high  standard  of 
excellence.  The  work  done  by  them 
has  been  the  delight  of  those  privileged 
to  hear  the  concerts  and  operas  con- 
ducted under  their  supervision. 

Resolved,  That  we  place  upon  record 
our  sincere  appreciation  of  the  years 
of  faithful  service  rendered  this  insti- 
tution by  the  retiring  members  of  the 
faculty,  especially  Prof.  I.  M.  Gay- 
man  and  Miss  Eliza  J.  Boyce,  whose 
splendid  work,  shown  in  the  lives  of 
hundreds  of  students  whom  they  have 
taught,  is  one  of  the  strongest  recom- 
mendations for  our  school. 

And  now  a word  in  passing  relative 
to  the  new  adornments  found  on  the 
walls  of  Alumni  Hall.  They  have  not 
escaped  our  notice.  We  like  them. 
We  know  their  artistic  value.  But 
we  are  old-fashioned.  Suffer  the  old 
members  of  the  alumni,  therefore,  who 
in  their  youthful  days,  with  trouble 
and  expense,  sought  to  decorate  these 
walls  with  scenes  of  verdant  beauty, 
this  brief  memorial  of  the  time  of  the 
family  portraits — a time  that  has 
passed: 

IN  MEMORIAM. 

Oh,  the  ye-^r-  have  brought  such  changes, 
that  v.--^  du.nbly  look  around, 

For  ihe  placing  of  some  landmark  that  in 
early  years  we  found. 

Normal  things  have  all  been  booming,  go- 
ing forward  one  and  all, 


But  we  miss  the  dear  old  faces  that  once 
hung  upon  the  wall. 

Those  class  pictures  have  all  vanished  from 
the  old  accustomed  place. 

Nevermore,  in  gaudy  framework,  will  we 
see  each  class-mates’  face. 

To  be  sure  we’re  nice  and  “comfy,”  safely 
laid  by  on  the  shelves. 

And  the  walls  are  more  artistic  than  when 
graced  by  all  ourselves  ; 

We’re  quite  suited  with  our  quarters;  we 
don’t  grumble  at  the  change, 

But  we  will  confess,  in  private,  that  we 
feel  a trifle  strange. 

All  shut  up  in  Mother  s cupboard,  v/hile 
she  gently  turns  the  ke>  , 

Let’s  us  gaze  at  our  young  greenness  that 
is  plainly  there  to  see. 

Oh,  those  faces  of  our  class-mates,  taken 
then  when  life  was  young! 

Oh,  those,  visions  of  the  future,  that  we 
saw,  when  they  v/ere  hung. 

On  the  walls  of  Alma  Mater,  — proud  to  see 
ourselves  up  there. 

Hanging  high  ’twixt  floor  and  rafter,  with 
such  proud  conceited  air! 

We  have  smiled  down  on  the  nev  ones  vho 
came,  joyous,  after  us. 

We  have  watched  the  line  of  progress  with- 
out making  any  fuss; 

Out  in  life  we're  gray  and  wrinkled,  worn 
and  v/eary  with  the  strife, 

Cften  those  old  Normal  pictures  brought 
youth's  freshness  back  to  kfe. 

How  we  hovered  'round  these  class-frames, 
when  at  times  we  all  came  back  I 
How  they  openec  up  the  vistas  of  the  past 
adown  life’s  track! 

Pranks  and  follies  we  committed,  mischief 
worked  out  on  the  sly  : 

Trips  we  made  to  park  and  woodland  when 
we  thought  no  teacher  nigh  ! 

.-^.11  these  years  those  kindly  pictures  gazed 
at  all  with  friendly  face. 

Glad  to  welcome  each  new  student  who  was 
standing  in  our  place 

They  have  been  an  inspiration  to  the  classes 
as  they  grew, 

Clinging  fa-st  to  old  tradiiions ; linking  old 
times  with  ti'.e  new. 

Yet  the  age  is  onward  m.cving.  "We  would 
not  its  pace  retard; 

But  we  pause  a ‘moment,  silent,  with  a 
thought  of  kind  regard. 

,For  those  funny  old  class-pictures,  relics 
cf  the  by-gone  years. 

Though  we  greet  the  new  adornment  with 
the  hea'  tiest  cf  cl  eers. 


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We  cannot,  even  casually,  visit  the 
halls  of  our  Alma  Mater  without 
discovering  that  there  is  a spirit  here 
which  is  as  rare  as  it  is  beautiful. 
We  see  it  in  the  harmony  of  color, 
shown  in  the  furnishings  and  decora- 
tions, in  the  home-life  of  our  honored 
Principal  reflecfted  in  the  lives  of  the 
indents,  and  we  wish,  this  year,  to 
especially  memorialize  the  fadt  that 
we  have  a silent  member  on  the  fac- 
ulty, whose  spirit  is  con^antly  at 
work  like  the  sweetness  of  a hidden 
violet — a member  who  works  without 
pay,  and  whose  services  are  far  more 
precious  than  gold,  who  embodies  all 
that  the  splendid  school  motto  ^ands 
for — “charadter,  scholarship,  culture, 
service.”  We  feel  that  the  Alumni 
should  know  that  much  of  this  har- 


mony emanates  from  the  soul  of  the 
beloved  wife  of  our  honored  Principal, 
that  the  splendid  song  we  sung  at  our 
Alumni  Meeting  was  written  especially 
for  this  Semi-Centennial  Anniversary 
by  Mrs  Smith,  that  the  design  of  the 
tablet  containing  the  school  motto 
was  planned  by  her,  that  whenever  a 
new  pidture  is  hung  it  is  her  fineness 
of  ta^e  that  is  the  guide. 

Resolved,  That  in  these  resolutions 
we  especially  express  our  appreciation 
of  her  great  influence  for  good  in  this 
school.  Long  may  we  have  the  re- 
fining influence  of  her  cultured  pres- 
ence with  us! 

Edith  Shaw  Jones,  Chairman 
Mrs.  Andrew  B.  Hitchcock 
Mrs.  W.  W.  Allen 
Will  George  Butler 


NOT  IN  THE  CDRRIGDLDM 


Our  Contemporaries’  Views. 

“The  hai'i-century  or  the  onward 
and  upward  progress  of  Mansfield’s 
chief  institution,  the  Mansfield  Nor- 
mal School,  is,  this  week,  being  cele- 
brated i.a  connection  with  the  regular 
yearly  Commencement  Exercises. 

“Of  an  Alumni  numbering  nearly 
3,000,  many  are  here  for  the  first  time 
in  a score  or  more  of  years. 


“To  them,  the  great  progress  of  their 
Alma  Mater  is  more  noticeable  than 
to  those  who  have  been  in  more  con- 
stant touch  with  its  magnificent  work, 
and  the  results  thereof.  With  mem- 
ories of  the  institution  as  they  knew  it, 
the  present-day  conditions  loom  up  in 
actual  grandeur,  and  they  are  enter- 
ing into  the  festivities  with  zest  and 
pleasure. 


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“But  they  are  no  prouder  of  the 
school,  than  are  the  people  of  Mans- 
field, as  is  shown  by  the  wealth  of  dec- 
orations throughout  the  village. 

“If  ever  an  institution  grew  from 
humble  beginnings  into  prominence, 
that  institution  is  the  Mansfield  Nor- 
mal School.  Today  it  stands  forth  re- 
splendent as  never  before,  both  in  an 
educational  and  a material  sense.” 


“This  week  there  will  be  graduated 
one  hundred  and  thirty-two  young  men 
women  in  the  regular  course,  the  larg- 
est class  in  the  school’s  history,  who 
passed  the  Faculty  and  State  Board 
Examinations  v/ith  flying  colors,  and 
nineteen  graduates  of  the  special  de- 
partments, who  have  done  no  less  dis- 
tinguished work. 

“The  ‘Advertiser’  hopes  that  at 
least  part  of  them  will  attain,  in  life, 
the  prominence  that  has  come  to  so 
many  others,  of  the  Alumni  of  the 
Mansfield  Normal  School.” 


“Mansfield  has  other  reason  than 
the  educational  and  material,  for 
pride  in,  and  love  for,  the  Normal. 

“It  is  by  reason  of  the  big  school’s 
existence  that  this  village  is  without  a 
bar-room  or  a saloon,  and  has  been 
without  them  many  years. 

“It  was  the  existence  of  this  school 
that  made  it  possible  for  the  late  For- 
dyce  A.  Allen,  one  of  the  early  prin- 
cipals, to  win  his  fight  to  make  Mans- 


field a no-license  town,  and  its  men 
largely  homeowners.” 


The  Historical  Cabinet. 

In  the  last  issue  of  The  Quarterly 
the  new  arrangement  of  the  class  photo- 
graphs on  large  svv^inging-leaves  en- 
closed in  a duft-proof  cabinet  in  the 
rear  of  Alumni  Hall  was  outlined,  with 
the  reasons  leading  the  joint  commit- 
tee of  Alumni  and  Trustees  in  charge 
of  Semi-Centennial  plans,  to  make 
the  change. 

It  was  then  predicted  that,  by  the 
new  scheme,  Mansfield  would  have  the 
most  unique  and  satisfactory  arrange- 
ment of  class  photographs  possible  to 
be  secured,  and  the  hope  was  expressed 
that  returning  Alumni  might  have  un- 
usual pleasure  in  viewing  them 

We  can  safely  assert  that  both  the 
prediction  and  the  hope  have  been 
amply  realized. 

It  has  been  possible  to  add  to  the 
hi^orical  value  of  the  leaves  by  insert- 
ing several  containing  photographs  of 
every  phase  of  school  activity  as  well 
as  of  the  exterior  and  interior  of  the 
various  buildings  in  different  Aages  of 
development ; added  to  this  display  is 
one  leaf  containing  the  photographs 
(in  chronological  order)  of  nine  Prin- 
cipals of  the  school,  another  filled,  with 
old  advertising  circulars  some  dating 
back  to  the  days  of  the  Classical  Sem- 
inary, a third  decorated  with  the 
school  colors  and  the  school-songs,  and 
the  la^  will  be  filled,  during  the  sum- 


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mer,  with  programs  and  literature  rel- 
ative to  the  Semi-Centennial  Celebra- 
tion,— thus  completing  in  a very  real 
sense,  the  pictorial  hi^ory  of  the 
school  for  its  fir^  cycle  of  fifty  years 
and  forming  a, true  hi^orical  cabinet. 


Alumni  Loan  Fund. 

A new  and  powerful  impetus  was 
given  this  year  to  the  work  of  develop- 
ing the  Alumni  Loan  Fund,  which  for 
several  years  has  been  an  object  of 
profound  interest  to  our  Principal. 
Without  unduly  insi^ing  upon  rapid 
progress  in  the  matter,  he  has  kept  it 
Readily  before  the  noble  body  of  men 
and  women  who  con^itute  our  Alumni, 
and  now  they  have,  in  large  numbers, 
risen  to  the  occasion  and  set  a goal  in 
every  way  worthy  of  themselves  and 
the  cause  represented. 

At  the  recent  Alumni  Meeting  a 
special  committee  was  appointed  to 
bring  this  matter  formally  to  the  at- 
tention of  all  the  graduates,  and  to 
solicit  from  them  liberal  contributions 
to  the  fund.  The  goal  set  is  $2,000 
within  the  next  school  year. 

The  committee  is  composed  of  Mr. 
W.  W.  Allen,  Prof.  Amos  P.  Reese, 
Mrs.  Minnie  L.  Clark,  Hon.  A.  B. 
Hitchcock,  and  Mrs.  L.  B.  Shaw. 

A formal  communication  will  be  re- 
ceived in  due  time  from  this  commit- 
tee, but,  in  anticipation  of  that,  the 
Quarterly  expresses  the  hope,  amount- 
ing to  a real  convidlion,  that  the  re- 
sponse may  be  a generous  one  which 


will  thus  make  it  possible  for  the  in- 
vitation to  render  valuable  service 
in  one  more  very  important  channel. 


Our  New  Gifts. 

The  intention  of  the  classes  of  1912 
and  1913  to  decorate  the  walls  of 
Alumni  Hall  left  bare  by  the  removal 
of  the  class  photographs,  was  men- 
tioned in  a previous  number,  but  now 
that  the  intention  has  become  a fact, 
it  deserves  a second  notice. 

As  has  been  said,  upon  the  advice  of 
P.  P.  Caproni  & Bro.,  of  BoVon,  ex- 
perts in  school  decorations,  the  ten 
panels  of  the  Cantoria  Frieze,  popu- 
larly known  as  “The  Singing  Boys,” 
by  Luca  della  Robbia,  and  heroic 
sized  buVs  of  Diana  and  Apollo  and 
of  Juno  and  Ajax,  have  been  placed  at 
appropriate  places  in  the  room,  pro- 
ducing a beautiful  and  dignified  effedt 
which  is  enhanced  by  the  Semi-Cen- 
tennial tablet,  presented  by  the  Vu- 
dent  body  of  1912  (as  noticed  else- 
where), placed  in  proper  relation  to 
these. 

These  class  gifts  not  only  appropri- 
ately decorate  our  moV  public  room 
but  furnish  a mute  teVimony  to  an 
unusually  generous  class-and-school- 
spirit  in  that  neither  class  tried  to 
outvie  the  other  but  contributed 
equally  to  a large  decorative  scheme 
and  thus  made  possible  the  correcT; 
total  effedt. 

The  class  of  1913  anticipated  the 
usual  time  of  presentation  in  order  that 


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it  might  do  its  share  toward  this  end 
and  be  represented  at  the  “Golden 
Jubilee.” 

It  should  be  said  that  the  Ca^  of 
the  Drama  of  1912  also  contributed, 
somewhat,  to  this  ^atuary  and,  in  ad- 
dition, purchasr.d  Thorwaldsen’s  two 
circular  panels  “Night”  and  “Morn- 
ing,” which  are  placed  in  Arcade  cor- 
ridor, North  Hall. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  Y.  W.  C.  A. 
placed  near  them  two  beautiful  framed 
carbon-prints  — “Justice,”  by  Sim- 
mons and  “Memorial”  by  French, 
adding  much  to  the  effedt  of  an  al- 
ready attradtive  public  hall. 


The  Flower  and  Motto. 

Early  in  the  Anniversary  year  the 
thought  was  advanced  that  in  addition 
to  school-colors  and  school-songs, 
which  we  already  had,  we  needed  a 
school-flower  and  a school-motto. 

Accordingly,  after  presentation  of 
the  matter  from  the  chapel  platform, 
a committee  representing  each  student- 
organization  was  appointed  to  meet 
with  Mrs.  Smith  as  chairman  to  de- 
cide upon  suitable  recommendations. 

As  a result,  the  red  carnation  was 
proposed  as  the  school-flower,  the 
choice  being  based  mainly  upon  its 
harmony  of  color  with  the  “red  and 
black”  and  the  possibility  of  securing 
it  at  any  time  of  year.  In  addition 
to  this,  its  virility  as  a plant  and  its 
agreeable  odor,  equally  removed  from 
over-delicacy  and  over-obtrusiveness 


made  it  a fitting  symbol  of  the  vigor- 
ous, yet  not  over-assertive  type  of 
manhood  and  womanhood  which 
Mansfield  strives  to  produce. 

Careful  consideration  of  the  ques- 
tion of  a m.otto  resulted  in  the  at- 
tempt to  express  Mansfield’s  attitude 
past,  present,  and,  we  believe,  future 
in  the  four  words,  “Character, Scholar- 
ship, Culture,  Service,”  special  em- 
phasis being  placed  upon  the  above 
order  of  the  words,  considering,  as  the 
Mantle  Orator  on  Class  Day  so  fitly 
phased  it,  “Character  as  the  essential. 
Scholarship  as  the  means.  Culture  as 
the  enrichment,  and  Service  as  the 
end  of  all  worthy  endeavor.” 

These  recommendations  were  ac- 
cordingly made  and  promptly  adopted 
by  the  student-body,  and  the  Motto 
characterized  by  one  Alumni  speaker 
as  the  most  inspiring  school  motto  he 
knew,  is  now  carved  in  permanent 
form  upon  the  Semi-Centennial  Tablet. 


Regrets  and  Felicitations. 

Among  the  pleasing  features  of  the 
anniversary  occasion  were  the  felicita- 
tions received  from  many  prominent 
educators,  from  former  members  of  the 
faculty,  former  students,  and  other 
friends  of  the  school,  though  such  of 
these  as  were  not  offered  in  person 
were,  unfortunately,  accompanied  by 
regrets  at  not  being  able  to  be  present. 

The  fact  that  city  schools  close 
somewhat  later  than  ours  necessitated 
the  absence  of  such  of  our  friends  as 


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are  engaged  in  educational  work  in 
city-systems,  while  unavoidable  busi- 
ness engagements  prevented  the  at- 
tendance of  some  who  are  usually 
present,  and  of  others  who  would 
gladly  have  made  a special  effort  to 
be  here  at  this  time. 

Of  the  four  living  Principals,  two 
were  present.  Dr.  Smith,  ’99 — and  Dr. 
Fradenburg,  ’73 — ’75. 

Prof.  Doane,  (’80),  always  so  reg- 
ular in  attendance,  was  detained  in 
Philadelphia  by  duties  incident  upon 
the  removal  of  his  family  from  that 
city  to  Mansfield,  the  family-home 
having  been  there  during  the  course 
of  his  two  sons  at  the  Medico-Chirurgi- 
cal  Hospital,  which  course  they  have 
ust  completed  with  signal  honors. 

Dr.  Albro,  (’92 — ’99),  who,  since 
his  retirement  from  Mansfield,  has 
lived  at  his  home  in  Fredonia,  N.  Y., 
while  serving  as  member  of  the  staff 
of  Educational  Lecturers  of  the  state 
of  New  York,  was,  to  our  great  re- 
gret, prevented  by  ill  health,  from  be- 
ing with  us. 

It  was  hoped  that  several  represen- 
tatives of  the  families  of  Principals 
not  now  living  would  be  present. 

Prof.  Allen,  (’64— ’69  and  77— 
’80),  was  represented  by  his  daughter, 
Mrs.  Stella  Allen  Ely  of  Mansfield. 
His  son.  Prof.  Fred  M.  Allen,  who  is 
usually  a Commencement  visitor,  and 
always  welcome,  was  detained  by 
duties  in  connection  with  the  Business 
College  at  Hamilton,  Ohio,  of  which 
he  has  recently  become  Principal. 


Mrs.  Verrill,  widow  of  Dr.  C.  H. 
Verrill,  (’69 — ’73  and  ’75 — ’77),  ex- 
pressed regret  that  a previous  engage- 
ment of  the  same  nature  at  another 
school  with  which  her  husband  had 
been  identified,  prevented  her  coming. 

Mrs.  Jennie  Huckins  Thomas, 
daughter  of  Dr.  D.  C.  Thomas,  (’80 — 
’92)  was  also  prevented  by  a previous 
engagement — that  of  representing  the 
Women’s  Federated  Clubs  of  Ohio,  of 
which  she  is  President,  at  the  Bi- 
ennial Convention  of  the  National 
Federation  of  Women’s  Clubs,  meet- 
ing in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  at  about  the 
same  date  as  our  Commencement. 

It  was  a great  pleasure  to  welcome 
Dr.  J.  N.  Fradenburg,  (’73 — 75),  as 
representative  of  the  early  days  of  the 
school.  Time’s  finger  has  touched 
him  gently — and  both  mind  and  body 
are  alert.  At  the  Alumni  Banquet 
his  witty  reminiscences  occasioned 
much  enjoyment,  and  throughout  the 
week  his  presence  was  felt  to  be  an  ap- 
preciated dignity  and  honor. 

It  would  be  a satisfaction  to  name 
many  other  friends  whose  presence 
cheered,  and  still  others  whose  mes- 
sages inspired,  but  space  forbids  fur- 
ther mention  other  than  that  of  the 
Commencement  speakers,  R.  M.  West, 
D.  D.,  of  Park  Ave.,  Baptist  Church, 
Rochester,  N.  Y.,  who  preached  the 
Baccalaureate  Sermon;  Dr.  Chas.  Alex- 
ander Richmond,  D.  D.,  LL.  D., 
President  of  ^Union  College,  Schenec- 
tady, N.  Y.,  who  made  the  Com- 
mencement address;  Hon.  Simon  B. 


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Elliott  of  Reynoldsville,  Pa.,  who  de- 
livered the  Historical  Address,  and 
Hon.  N.  C.  Schaeffer,  State  Supt. 
of  Public  Instruction,  who  made  the 


Anniversary  Address.  We  were  hon- 
ored in  the  presence  of  each  of  these 
gentlemen  and  highly  favored  in  their 
able  addresses. 


THE  PRIZE  ESSAY 


Theory  and  Practice  of  the  Initiative,  Referendum  and  Recall. 


RAYMOND  WILLIAMS. 


Today  we,  the  American  people, 
pride  ourselves  upon  being  citizens  of 
the  country  which  supports  the  most 
democratic,  and  theoretically,  the  best 
form  of  government  that  has  ever  ex- 
isted; yet,  as  past  experience  has 
proven,  our  government  is  far  from  be- 
ing finished  and  complete. 

Many  of  our  laws  are  fundamental 
and  will  stand  the  test  of  all  time, 
while  others  are  in  themselves  only 
temporary.  They  are  the  units  out  of 
which  other  and  newer  fundamental 
laws  will  be  constructed. 

Many  laws  are  enacted  for  the  pur- 
pose of  checking  evils  which  prevail 
at  the  time  of  their  making  and  they 
serve  their  time  well,  but  conditions 


may  transpire  which  make  it  impossi- 
ble for  these  evils  to  exist  longer,  and 
at  the  same  time  under  this  change  of 
conditions  new  evils  arise.  Then  it 
becomes  necessary  to  remodel,  or 
drop  the  old  law  and  frame  a new  one 
which  will  counteract  the  thriving 
evils. 

This  is  what  is  taking  place  in  our 
land  today.  Our  laws  have  been  good 
and  have  served  the  purposes  for  which 
they  were  enacted,  but  they  have  been 
such  that  the  trusts  and  corporations 
of  all  kinds  have  been  able  to  assume 
an  undue  proportion  of  power  through 
them.  This  condition  of  affairs  is 
causing  much  real  and  serious  thought 
upon  the  part  of  not  only  our  great 


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political  leaders,  but  also  upon  the 
part  of  the  American  people  as  a 
whole. 

Real,  genuine  thought  is  always  the 
promoter  of  strong,  determined  action, 
and  so  the  people  are  almost  univer- 
sally aroused  with  the  determination 
to  retain  their  due  rights  and  power. 
In  line  with  this  unrest  in  the  mental 
atmosphere  our  country  is,  at  present, 
politically  upset  by  a number  of  pro- 
gressive questions  which  tend  to  base 
the  supreme  power  in  the  hands  of  the 
people. 

One  of  the  foremost  of  these  ques- 
tions now  under  consideration  is  the 
Initiative,  Referendum  and  Recall. 
These  are  three  small  words  in  our 
vocabulary,  but  I find  that  compara- 
tively few  people  seem  to  realize  just 
what  their  relative  significance  in  this 
connection  is.  Therefore,  before  go- 
ing into  the  discussion  of  the  theory 
and  practice  of  this  matter,  I shall  en- 
deavor to  make  clear  what  is  meant 
by  each  of  these  terms. 

Initiative  means  the  right,  or  power 
of  the  people  to  initiate  legislation, 
that  is  to  enact  laws  by  direct  vote 
independent  of  the  legislature. 

Referendum  means  the  right  or 
power  of  the  people  to  approve  or  re- 
ject by  popular  vote,  any  measure 
passed  upon  by  the  legislature. 

Recall  means  the  right  or  power  of 
the  people  to  withdraw  any  public 
official  from  office  by  a popular  vote. 

Upon  a little  thought  these  terms 
are  easily  understood,  and  the  ques- 


tion is  seen  to  be  a direct  outgrowth 
of  that  great  principle,  which  our 
martyred  president,  Abraham  Lincoln, 
set  down  when  he  said,  “You  may  fool 
some  of  the  people  all  the  time  and 
all  of  the  people  part  of  the  time,  but 
you  can’t  fool  all  the  people  all  the 
time.” 

This  is  no  new  principle  in  our  gov- 
ernment, but  simply  a new  method  of 
treating  the  old  one.  The  ideal  of 
our  government  has  always  been  “a 
government  by  the  people,  for  the 
people.”  This  has  been  worked  out, 
so  far,  upon  the  theory  of  what  is 
known  as  a delegated  government. 
Now  the  theory  of  popular  government 
is  proposed  as  being  a step  in  advance 
of  the  old,  delegated  form,  and  as  ap- 
proaching more  nearly  the  realization 
of  our  ideal. 

Delegated  government  is  one  in 
which  the  public  servant  owes  his 
nomination  and  election  to  known  in- 
dividuals, as.  Political  Bosses,  cau- 
cuses, conventions,  legislative  mana- 
gers, etc.,  thus  establishing  personal 
obligations  and  accountabilities,  re- 
sulting in  a service  for  selfish  interests. 
Popular  government  is  one  in  which 
the  public  servant  is  under  obligations 
to,  and  solely  accountable  to  the  com- 
posite citizen,  the  individual  unknown. 
This  necessarily  results  in  a public 
service  for  the  general  welfare,  and  not 
for  any  selfish  interest,  the  public  ser- 
vant realizing  that  otherwise  he  must 
be  recalled  or  will  certainly  fail  of  re- 
election. 


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This  whole  question  is  based  upon 
a full  recognition  of  the  elemental 
forces  controlling  human  action  which 
I shall  analyze  as  follows:  impulse  or 
deduction,  follov^ed  by  conviction,  con- 
trols ail  human  action.  If  the  individ- 
ual be  confronted  with  the  necessity 
for  immediate  action,  then  impulse 
arising  from  some  one  of  the  emotions 
is  the  determining  force.  But  when 
the  individual  has  days,  weeks  and 
months  to  consider  his  course,  then 
deduction  followed  by  conviction  is 
the  determining  force.  Without  con- 
viction there  will  be  no  action. 

Individual  action  should  be  guided 
by  reason,  but  is  frequently  emotional. 
Community  action,  as  in  an  election, 
must  be  based  upon  conviction  result- 
ing from  analysis  and  deduction. 

Self-interest  is  the  force  controlling 
every  future  or  postponed  action  of  the 
individual.  Not  necessarily  always, 
but  generally, however,  the  individual’s 
action,  when  unrestrained,  is  governed 
by  his  own  selhsh  and  personal  inter- 
est. No  two  people  in  the  v/orld  are 
exactly  alike,  consequently  where  in- 
dividuals act  collectively  or  as  a com- 
munity, as  they  must  under  the  Initi- 
ative, Referendum  and  Recall,  an  in- 
finite number  of  different  forces  are 
set  in  motion  each  struggling  for  su- 
premacy. No  one  selfish  interest  be- 
ing powerful  enough  to  overcome  all 
the  others,  they  must  wear  each  other 
away  until  general  welfare,  according 
to  the  views  of  the  majority  acting,  is 
submitted  for  the  individual  interest. 


Thus  it  is  believed  by  many  of  our 
great  political  leaders  today,  that  if 
the  individual  cannot  secure  the  grati- 
fication of  his  own  selfish  desire,  then 
he  will  rest  satisfied  with  the  improved 
general  welfare  in  which  he,  as  one  of 
the  units  of  the  community,  is 
a proportional  participant,  and  that 
for  this  reason  under  the  initiative  and 
referendum  the  people  cannot  legislate 
against  the  general  welfare,  nor  will 
they  under  the  recall  ever  remove  a 
public  servant  from  office  who  serves 
the  general  welfare. 

The  underlying  principle  of  the  In- 
itiative and  Referendum  is  that,  as 
a last  resort,  the  will  of  the  people  is 
supreme.  But  the  principle  underly- 
ing the  Recall  is  of  a somewhat  differ- 
ent nature.  It  is  based  upon  a com- 
mon everyday  business  practice.  If  a 
man  hires  an  employee,  and  he  finds 
that  the  employee  is  incompetent,  he 
may  discharge  him  when  he  sees  fit. 
Just  so  it  is  believed  that  the  public, 
having  elected  a man  to  office,  has  a 
right  to  remove  him  and  fill  his  place 
with  one  who  is  capable  of  performing 
his  duties. 

Up  to  the  present  time  Switzerland 
is  the  only  country  that  has  adopted 
the  Initiative,  Referendum  and  Recall 
in  its  constitution.  However,  it  has 
been  adopted  by  a number  of  the 
States  in  our  Union  and  is  being  seri- 
ously considered  in  some  of  the  others. 
In  each  instance  where  it  has  gone 
into  effect  the  results  have  been  most 
remarkable.  As  yet,  its  practices 


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have  been  considered  merely  as  experi- 
ments, but  the  experiments  have 
turned  out  so  well  that  it  is  very  likely 
to  become  an  established  condition. 

Perhaps  the  most  striking  illustra- 
tion of  these  experiments  is  found  in 
Oregon,  where  it  has  been  in  effect 
since  1902.  In  that  state  the  people 
are  permitted  to  legislate  at  the  polls 
by  an  amendment  to  their  constitu- 
tion which  reads  thus:  “The  legisla- 
tive authority  of  the  state  shall  be 
vested  in  a legislative  assembly  con- 
sisting of  a Senate  and  a House  of  Rep- 
resentatives, but  the  people  reserve 
to  themselves  power  to  propose  laws 
and  amendments  to  the  constitution, 
and  to  enact  or  reject  the  same  at  the 
polls,  independent  of  the  legislative 
assembly,  and  also  reserve  power,  at 
their  own  option,  to  approve  or  reject 
at  the  polls  any  act  of  the  legislative 
assembly.” 

As  a result  of  this  law  the  people  of 
Oregon  have  found  a remedy  for  a 
number  of  evils  which  their  legislature, 
for  years,  has  been  un'^ble  to  check. 
One  of  the  most  notewortiiy  examples 
is  the  preservation  of  the  Columbian 
River  fisheries,  which  were  being  des- 
troyed by  two  rival  fishing  interests. 
Because  of  the  power  the  different  in- 
terests had  in  the  legislature,  it  was 
impossible  to  pass  any  effective  bill 
through  that  body.  But  by  a direct 
vote  of  the  people  all  fishing  was  tem- 
porarily stopped  and  then  the  legisla- 
ture, responding  to  the  popular  will, 
passed  a law  permitting  fishing  under 


reasonable  regulations.  Next  to 
Oregon,  the  State  of  Kansas  has 
probably  received  the  greatest 
amount  of  benefit  from  the  practice  of 
the  Initiative,  Referendum  and  Re- 
call. That  state  has  been  saved  mil- 
lions of  dollars  by  wresting  the  power 
from  the  different  moneyed  interests 
within  it  boundaries.  In  most  of  the 
other  states  recourse  to  the  power  of 
the  people  to  act  directly  has  never 
been  necessary  since  this  reform  was 
achieved,  because  no  attempt  at  ques- 
tionable legislation  since  that  time  has 
been  made. 

The  adoption  of  this  clause  in  the 
constitution  of  any  state  has  marked 
the  disappearance  of  the  professional 
politician  and  the  rise  of  public  in- 
terest in  its  government,  and  a people 
educated  in  political  competency. 

We,  the  people,  cannot  turn  back. 
Our  aim  must  be  steady,  wise  progress. 
Our  tasks  as  Americans  is  to  strive  for 
social  and  industrial  justice,  achieved 
through  the  genuine  rule  of  the  people. 
It  is  of  little  matter  whether  any  one 
man  fails  or  succeeds,  but  this  cause 
shall  not  fail  for  it  is  the  cause  of 
mankind. 

We,  in  America,  hold  in  our  hands 
the  hope  of  the  world  and  the  fate  of 
the  coming  years.  Shall  we,  on  this 
new  continent,  build  another  country 
of  great  but  unjustly  divided  material 
prosperity  or  shall  we  realize  our  ideal, 
“a  rule  of  all  the  people  in  a spirit  of 
friendliest  brotherhood  towards  each 
and  every  one  of  the  people?” 


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THE  SEMI-CENTENNIAL  TABLET 


During  the  Spring  Term,  the  matter 
of  placing  in  Alumni  Hall  a memorial 
marking  the  semi-centennial  event  was 
presented  to  the  student-body,  who  en- 
thusiastically voted  to  secure  a suit- 
able tablet  and  who  immediately  col- 
lected from  among  themselves,  the 
necessary  funds. 

It  was  decided  that  the  material 
should  be  wood  matching  the  furnish- 
ings of  the  room,  and  an  original  de- 


sign in  accordance  with  general  sug- 
gestions received  by  him  was  sub- 
mitted by  Mr.  Thillman  Fabry,  Ro- 
chester, N.  Y.,  and  was  adopted. 

To  Mr.  Fabry,  who  is  an  expert  in 
such  matters,  was  entrusted  the  exe- 
cution of  the  work,  and  the  result  in 
every  way  justifies  the  selection. 

The  tablet  is  of  dark  wood,  hand- 
carved,  richly  toned,  and,  finished  in 
the  soft,  dull  glow  that  hand-polish 


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alone  gives.  It  measures  three  by 
four  feet  and  is  placed  on  the  front 
wall  of  Alumni  Hall,  adjoining  the 
stage  on  the  north  side. 

The  outline  of  the  whole  is  excep- 
tionally graceful,  the  top  representing 
in  conventionalized  form  the  wings  of 
the  dispersion  of  knowledge.  The  en- 
tablature is  divided  in  the  center  by 
the  emblematic  torch  of  wisdom,  on 
either  side  of  which  are  the  dates, 
“1862 — 1912,”  and  the  words  of  the 
school-motto,  “Character,  Scholarship, 
Culture,  Service,”  in  bold  lettering. 


the  whole  arranged  with  a beautiful 
sense  of  proportion. 

Above  the  entablature  are  carved 
the  words  “Semi-Centennial  Memor- 
ial,” below  it,  “State  Normal  School, 
Mansfield,  Pa.” 

On  the  wall  below  the  tablet  is  a- 
small  brass  plate  containing  the  simple 
announcement,  “Presented  by  Stu- 
dent-Body, 1912.” 

The  tablet  is  a unique  and  hand- 
some memorial  to  the  event  which  it 
commemorates  and  to  the  loyal  spirit 
of  the  students  of  1912. 


THE  PIPE  ORGAN 


The  great  Pipe  Organ  which  was 
installed  in  the  Fall  of  1910  and  which 
is,  we  unhesitatingly  pronounce,  the 
finest  school  pipe  organ  in  the  state, 
is  a possession  of  such  inestimable 
value  that  it  seems  proper  to  perpetu- 
ate the  specifications  of  its  construc- 
tion in  this  historical  number. 

Its  presence  has  developed  a general 
musical  and  cultural  atmosphere  other- 
wise impossible,  and  many  and  beau- 
tiful have  been  the  organ  recitals  to 

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which  it  has  been  the  privilege  of  the 
students  and  citizens  of  Mansfield  to 
listen. 

Prof.  Shepherd,  under  whose  direc- 
tion the  instrument  was  installed,  has 
thoroughly  understood  its  mechanism, 
and  has  manipulated  it  with  a techni- 
cal skill  equally  only  by  his  artistic 
and  musicianly  interpretation.  His 
has  been  the  hand  of  a master,  and 
the  superb  soprano  of  Mrs.  Betsey 
Lane  Shepherd  was  never  heard  to 


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better  advantage  than  when  supported 
by  the  rich  tones  of  this  magnificent 
, instrument. 

As  illustrating  the  grade  of  music 
presented  in  1912,  the  program  which 
accompanied  the  formal  opening  of 
the  organ  is  appended : 

ORGAN 

Sonata  in  D minor  ....  Guilmant 
Largo  e Maestoso,  Allegro,  Andante 
quasi  Allegretto,  Allegro  Assai. 
Mr.  John  Hepple  Shepherd 
VOICE 

" “I  Will  Extol  Thee,”  from  Eli,  Costa 
Mrs.  Betsey  Lane  Shepherd 
ORGAN 

Album  Leaf Schwarwenka 

Chant  sans  Paroles  ....  Lemare 

Scherzo Macfarlane 

Mr.  Shepherd 
VIOLIN 

Au  Bord  Dun  Ruisseau,  De  Boisdeffre 


Humoreske Dvorak 

Mazurka Drake 

Miss  Evelyn  Bower  Beardsley 
PIANO 

Aufschwung  ......  Schumann 

Cantique  D’Amour Lizst 


Miss  Lucy  Bacon 
VIOLIN,  ORGAN,  AND  PIANO 


Notturno Weiss 

Adagio  Fesca 


Chant  sans  Paroles  . . Tschaikowsky 
Miss  Beardsley,  Mr.  Shepherd, 
Miss  Bacon 
ORGAN 

Opus  9 No.  2 . . . . ...  Chopin 

IToccata  in  D Becker 

Mr.  Shepherd 


The  organ  was  built  by  the  Austin 
Organ  Co.,  Hartford,  Conn.  The  Uni- 
versal Air  Chest  is  used,  thereby  do- 
ing away  with  bellows  and  insuring  a 
steady  supply  of  wind.  The  wind  is 
fanned  into  the  air  chest  by  a blower, 
manufactured  by  the  Spencer  Orgoblo 
Co.  The  instrument  is  operated  en- 
tirely by  electricity. 

Following  are  the  specifications; 

PEDAL  ORGAN  (Augmented) 
Resultant  Bass  . . . 32  ft.,  32  notes 

Open  Diapason  . . . 16  ft.,  32  notes 

Bourdon 16  ft.,  32  notes 

Contra  Gamba  . . . 16  ft.,  32  notes 

Gross  Flute  . . . . 8 ft.,  32  notes 

Flauto  Dolce.  . . . 8 ft.,  32  notes 


GREAT  ORGAN 


Bourdon 

16  ft., 

61 

notes 

Principal  Diapason  . 

8 ft., 

61 

notes 

English  Diapason  . . 

8 ft., 

61 

notes 

Gross  Flute  .... 

8 ft., 

61 

notes 

Concert  Flute  . . 

8 ft., 

61 

notes 

Dulciana  . . . 

8 ft., 

61 

notes 

Octave 

4 ft., 

61 

notes 

Harmonic  Flute  . 

4 ft., 

61 

notes 

SWELL  ORGAN 

(Enclosed) 

Contra  Gamba  . 

16  ft., 

73 

notes 

Diapason  Phonon  . . 

8 ft.. 

73 

notes 

Rohr  Flute  .... 

8 ft.. 

73 

notes 

Viole  D’Orchestre  . 

8 ft., 

73 

notes 

Viole  Celeste  .... 

8 ft., 

61 

notes 

Echo  Salicional  . . . 

8 ft., 

73 

notes 

Flauto  Tra verso  . 

4 ft.. 

73 

notes 

Cornopean  . . . 

8 ft., 

73 

notes 

Oboe 

8 ft.. 

73 

notes 

Vox  Humana  .... 

8 ft.. 

61 

notes 

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CHOIR  ORGAN 

(Enclosed) 

English  Diapason  . . 

8 ft.,  73  notes 

Concert  Flute  . . . 

8 ft.,  73  notes 

Unda  Maris  .... 

8 ft.,  61  notes 

Dulciana 

8 ft.,  73  notes 

Harmonic  Flute  . . . 

4 ft.,  73  notes 

Piccolo 

2 ft.,  73  notes 

Clarinet  

8 ft.,  73  notes 

MECHANICALS 
Couplers 
Great  to  Pedal  unison 
Great  to  Pedal  super  octave 
Swell  to  Pedal  unison 
Swell  to  Pedal  super  octave 
Choir  to  Pedal  unison 
Swell  to  Great  sub  octave 
Swell  to  Great  unison 
Swell  to  Great  super  octave 
Choir  to  Great  sub  octave 
Choir  to  Great  unison 
Choir  to  Great  super  octave 


Swell  to  Swell  sub  octave 
Swell  to  Swell  super  octave 
Swell  to  Choir  sub  octave 
Swell  to  Choir  unison 
Swell  to  Choir  super  octave 
Choir  to  Choir  sub  octave 
Choir  to  Choir  super  octave 
Six  Combination  Buttons  on  the  - 
Swell  Organ. 

Six  Combination  Buttons  on  the 
Great  Organ. 

Six  Combination  Buttons  on  the 
Choir  Organ. 

Three  Combinations  on  the  Pedal 
Organ. 

Great  to  Pedal  Reversible. 

Sforzando  Pedal. 

Crescendo  Pedal. 

Swell  Pedal.  Swell  unison  on  and  off. 
ChoirPedal.  Choirunisononandoff.- 
Swell  Tremolo. 

Choir  Tremolo. 


REMINISCENCE 


The  fifty  years  of  Mansfield’s  exist- 
ence as  a Normal  School  are  so  replete 
with  interesting  history  that  it  is  a 
difficult  task  to  know  what  to  include 
and  what  to  omit  in  the  limits  of  our 
present  publication. 

Much  that  we  cannot  here  incorpor- 
ate many  be  found  in  the  file  of  An- 


nual Catalogues  and  Quarterlies  kept 
in  the  school  archives  and  also  in  the 
Historical  address,  previously  referred 
to,  by  the  Hon.  S.  B.  Elliott,  delivered 
in  1890  and  later  published  in  mono- 
graph form  by  Van  Keuren  & Coles. 

In  April,  1905,  in  anticipation  of 
the  40th  Commencement  (but  43d  year 


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of  the  school),  the  then  Editor  of  the 
Quarterly,  Prof.  Wm.  Day  Crockett, 
performed  an  inestimable  service  in 
presenting  a historical  number  based 
upon  a careful  study  of  all  existing 
material  and  consultation  with  many 
living  sources. 

This  contained  the  original  faculty- 
list,  which  will  be  re-printed  in  this 
number,  and  also  a symposuim  of  fac- 
ulty-service in  the  form  of  articles  con- 
tributed by  representatives  of  each 
period. 

From  these,  we  have  selected  brief 
characterizations  of  each  Principal 
which  will  also  be  re-printed. 

In  reporting  the  40th  Commence- 
ment in  a later  issue,  (July  1905),  the 
same  editor  included  an  article  called 
“Memories  of  the  Seventies,”  by  Prof. 
J.  C.  Doane,  which  is  re-printed  here, 
as  being  of  interest  to  many. 

A resume  of  part  of  Prof.  Crockett’s 
introductory  article  called  “A  Study 
of  the  Catalogues”  seems  appropriate 
at  this  point. 

Briefly,  he  said:  The  Mansfield 
State  Normal  School  was  not  always  a 
.State  Normal.  Chartered  in  1854, 
and  opened  to  pupils  in  1857,  the  In- 
stitution was  known  as  the  Mans- 
fleld  Classical  Seminary,  and,  while  it 
continued  to  be  so  designated,  was 
under  the  patronage  of  the  East  Gen- 
esee Conference  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church.  Four  Principals  reigned 
during  the  short  and  checkered 
career  of  the  Seminary:  The  Rev.  J.R. 
Jacques;  the  Rev.  James  Landreth; 


the  Rev.  William  B.  Holt,  and  the 
Rev.  Edwin  E.  Wildman,  who  con- 
tinued as  Principal  for  four  months 
after  the  Institution  was  recognized  as 
a State  Normal  School. 

After  eight  years  of  most  eventful 
history  through  not  quite  four  of  which 
the  school  was  open  to  the  public,  and 
for  an  account  of  which  we  must  refer 
you  to  the  “Historical  Address”  men- 
tioned above,  the  Mansfield  Classical 
Seminary  became,  on  the  12th  of  De- 
cember, 1862,  the  State  Normal  School 
of  the  Fifth  District  of  Pennsylvania. 
For  several  months  the  institution  was 
known  as  the  Mansfield  Classical  Sem- 
inary and  State  Normal  School;  but 
before  a year  had  elapsed,  the  title 
was  shortened  to  its  present  form. 
No  catalogue  was  issued  until  the 
spring  of  1865,  since  which  date  An- 
nual Catalogues  have  appeared. 

The  Faculty- list  has  since  been 
brought  up  to  date  and  is  as  follows  : 

Principals 

Edwin  E.  Wildman,  A.  M.,  1862,  ’63. 
William  D.  Taylor,  A.  M.,  Acting 
Principal,  ’63;  Principal,  ’63,  ’64. 
Fordyce  A.  Allen,  ’64-69. 

Charles  H.  Verrill,  A.  M,,  ’69-’73. 
Jason  N.  Fradenburg,  A.  M.,  Ph.  D., 
’73-’75. 

Charles  H.  Verrill,  A.  M.,  ’75-’77. 
Fordyce  A.  Allen,  ’77-’80. 

John  H.  French,  LL.  D.,  Associate 
Principal,  ’77,  ’78. 

Joseph  C.  Doane,  B.  S.,  ’80. 


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Dennison  C.  Thomas,  A,  M.,  Ph.  D., 
’80-’92. 

SamuelH.  Albro,  A.M.,  Ph.D.,’92-’99. 
Andrew  Thomas  Smith,  A.  M.,  Pd.D., 
’99 


Vice-Principals 
Joseph  T.  Streit,  A.  M.,  1864-’67. 
Jacob  P.  Breidinger,  A.  M.,  ’94-’0I . 

G.  Clayton  Robertson,  Ph.  B.,  ’01 , ’02. 
I.  M.  Gayman,  M.  S.,  ’02-’12. 

Preceptresses 

Mrs.  Helen  P.  R.  Wildman,  1862,  ’63. 
Harriet  Farnsworth,  Acting  Precept- 
ress, ’63. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Hayes  Taylor,  ’63,  ’64. 
Adelaide  Ladley,  ’64-’66. 

Mrs.Lucy  M.Peterselia.M.D.,  ’66-’68. 
Sally  P.  Darlington,  ’68,  ’69. 

Frances  A.  Cochran,  ’69-’7l. 

Mrs.  Maria  J.  Swart,  ’71-’74. 

Mary  J.  Tomlinson,  A.  B.,  ’74*’76. 
Frances  E.  Ross,  A.  B.,  ’76,  ’77. 

Dora  N.  Woodruff,  ’78-’84. 

A.  Grace  Wirt,  Ph.  B.,  ’85-’87. 
Harriet  A.  Hamilton,  ’87-89. 

Mary  S.  Kingsley,  ’89,  ’90. 

Lizzie  May  Allis,  ’90-’93. 


Principals  of  the  Model  School 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Briggs,  1866,  ’67. 

Susan  R.  Preston.  ’67,  ’68. 

VineR.  Pratt,  ’68-’74. 

Mary  A.  Minor,  ’74,  ’75. 

Eliza  J.  Shaw,  ’75,  ’76. 

Kate  W.  Baldwin,  ’76,  ’77. 

Winfield  Scott  Hulslander,  ’77-’83. 


William  R.  Longstreet,  ’83-’99. 

Albert  S.  Lent,  ’99. 

Mrs.  Mary  Adelaide  Jenks,  ’99-’03 ; 
’09 

Eliza  J.  Boyce,  ’03-’09. 


Faculty 

Edwin  E.  Wildman,  A.  M., 

Principal,  Rhetoric  and  Mathemat- 
ics, 1862,  ’63. 

Hiram  Cyrus  Johns,  A.  M., 

Associate  Principal,  ’62,  ’63. 

Mrs.  Helen  P.  R.  Wildman,  (Mrs.  Ed- 
win E.),  Preceptress,  Languages  and 
Reading,  ’62,  ’63. 

Mary  Wildman, 

Arithmetic  and  English,  ’62,  ’63. 
Anna  Eleanor  Chase, 

Music,  ’62.  ’63. 

William  D.  Taylor,  A,  M., 

' Acting  Principal,  ’63;  Principal, 
’63, ’64;  Mathematics,  ’63,  ’64. 
Harriet  Farnsworth, 

Acting  Preceptress,  ’63;  English, 
’63, ’64. 

Lemuel  A.  Ridgway. 

Languages,  Assistant  in  Mathemat- 
ics, ’63,  ’64. 

Frances  A.  Cochran, 

Music,  ’63;  Preceptress,  French, 
German  and  Botany,  ’69-’71. 

Clara  Clark, 

Teacher  in  Model  School,  ’63,  ’64. 
Mrs. Harriet  Hayes  Taylor, (Mrs.  Wm. 

D.),  Preceptress,  Latin,  ’63,  ’64. 
Mary  Willis, 

Music,  ’63,  ’64. 

Mary  Lichenthaler, 

German  and  Drawing,  ’63,  ’64. 


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Fordyce  A.  Allen, 

Principal,  ’64-’69;  77-’80;  Natural 
Science,  Theory  and  Practice  of 
Teaching,  ’64-’66;  Mental  and 
Moral  Philosophy,  and  Theory  and 
Practice  of  Teaching,  ’66’69; 
Theory  and  Practice  of  Teaching, 
78-’80. 

Joseph  T.  Streit,  A.  M., 

Vice-Principal,  Latin  and  Greek, 
’64-’67;  Principal-elect,  ’69. 

Frank  Crosby, 

Literature,  ’64. 

Adelaide  Ladley, 

Preceptress,  Modern  Languages, 
’64-’66. 

Carrie  E Woodruff, 

Teacher  in  Model  School,  ’64,  65. 

J.  C.  White, 

Instrumental  and  Vocal  Music,  ’64- 

’66. 

Charles  H.  Verrill,  A.  M., 

Mathematics,  ’65-67 ; Mathematics 
and  History,  ’67,  ’68;  Mathematics, 
’68,  ’69  ; Principal,  Science  and  Art 
of  Teaching,  and  Mental  and  Moral 
Philosophy,  ’69.’73;  ’75-77. 

Amanda  Simpson, 

Instructor  in  Model  School,  ’65,  ’66. 
Arietta  Granger, 

Instructor  in  Model  School,  ’65,  ’66. 
Mrs.  Lucy  M.  Peterselia,  M.  D., 
Preceptress,  Modern  Languages, 
Physiology  and  Botany,  ’66- ’68; 
Drawing,  ’67,  ’68. 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Briggs,  ’66, 

Principal  of  Model  School,  ’66,  ’67. 
Isaac  G.  Hoyt, 

Instrumental  and  Vocal  Music,  ’66, 


Quarterly 


’67 ; Instrumental  Music,  ’67-’69  ; 
Instrumental  and  Vocal  Music,’  69- 
’71 ; Instrumental  Music  and  Voice 
Culture,  ’84-’87. 

Alice  B.  Seely, 

Assistant  in  Music,  ’66,  ’67. 

Henry  S.  Webster  A.  B., 

Latin,  Greek  and  English,  ’68,  ’69. 

Mary  E.  Hughes,  ’67, 

Geography  and  Assistant  in  Mathe- 
matics, ’67,  ’68;  English  and  Bot- 
any, ’68,  ’69. 

Susan  R.  Preston,  ’67, 

Principal  of  Model  School,  ’67, ’68; 
Associate  Principal  of  Model  School, 
’68,  ’69;  Reading  and  Elocution, 
’69-’73. 

Harris  B.  Taylor, 

Penmanship,  ’67-’69. 

Evan  Meredith 

Vocal  Music,  ’67,  ’68. 

Henry  W.  Jones,  B.  S.,  ’67, 

Assistant  in  Mathematics,  ’68,  ’69; 
Mathematics  and  Natural  Philoso- 
phy, ’69,  ’71. 

Sally  P.  Darlington. 

Preceptress,  Modern  Languages  and 
Reading,  ’68,  ’69. 

Charles  0.  Thompson, 

Drawing  and  Painting,  ’68-’70. 

Vine  R.  Pratt  ’68, 

Principal  of  Model  School,  ’68-’74. 

Lorenzo  D. Watson, 

Ancient  Languages  and  English, 
’69,  70. 

Mary  E.  Baldwin,  ’67, 

Assistant  in  English,  ’69,  ’70. 

Myra  Horton,  ’69. 

Preceptress  of  Model  School,  ’69- ’74. 


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Upper  “ ERMINE 


Lower  “THE  BUTTERFLIES” 


Quarterly 


Mansfield  Normal  School 


Stella  Young,  ’67. 

Assistant  in  Model  School,  ’69,  ’70, 
’71 -’74;  as  Mrs.  Harris  Tabor,  Critic 
Teacher  in  Model  School,  ’77,  ’78. 
Lemuel  Amerman,  A.  B., 

Ancient  Languages  and  English  ’70- 
’73;  Languages  and  Mathematics, 
’74,  ’75. 

Canfield  S.  Dayton, 

Drawing  and  Painting,  ’70-’72. 
Lizzie  M.  Haynes,  ’69. 

Assistant  in  Model  School,  ’70,  ’71. 
Francis  M.  Smith,  M.  S.,  ’71. 

Mathematics  and  Natural  Philos- 
ophy,’71-’73 ; Mathematics,  ’73, ’74; 
’76.  77. 

Mrs.  Maria  J.  Swart, 

Preceptress,  ’71 -’74  ; Modern  Lan- 
guages, Botany  and  Physiology, ’71 - 
’73,  Modern  Languages,  Physiology 
and  Drawing,  ’73  , 74. 

David  C.  Jewett, 

Vocal  and  Instrumental  Music,  ’71- 
’74. 

Frances  M.  Wright,  M.  D.,  ’67, 
Assistant  in  Model  School,  ’7 1 -’74; 
Physiology,  ’80,  ’81 ; Geography  and 
Physiology,  ’81 -’84. 

Nellie  H.Hunt, 

Assistant  in  Model  School,  ’71,  ’72. 
Minnie  Reynolds,  ’70. 

Asssistant  in  Model  School,  ’72,  ’73. 
Jason  N.  Fradenburg,  A.  M.,  Ph.  D., 
Principal,  Science  and  Art  of  Teach- 
ing, and  Mental  and  Moral  Philoso- 
phy. ’73-’75. 

Joseph  C.  Doane,  B.  S.,  ’68. 

Natural  Science  and  English,  ’73, 
’74;  Natural  Sciences,  ’74-’79;  Nat- 


ural Sciences  and  English,  ’79,  ’80; 
Principal,  Theory  and  Practice  of 
Teaching,  ’80;  Natural  Sciences 
and  English,  ’80,  ’81. 

Mary  J.  Tomlinson,  A.  B., 

Latin,  Reading  and  Composition; 
’73,  ’74;  Preceptress,  Modern  Lan- 
guages and  Latin,  ’74-’76. 

Mary  A.  Minor, 

Assistant  in  Mathematics  and  Eng- 
lish, ’73,  ’74;  Principal  of  Model 
School,  ’74,  ’75. 

Lillian  C.  Root, 

Assistant  in  Music,  ’73,  ’74. 

Flora  Brewster,  ’75, 

Assistant  in  Model  School,  ’73,  ’74, 
Josephine  Stewart, 

Assistant  in  Model  School,  ’73,  ’74; 
11-19. 

Grace  A.  Oviatt, 

Music,  Penmanship,  Bookkeeping 
and  Drawing,  ’74,  ’75. 

Dora  N.  Woodruff,  ’74, 

Assistant  in  English,  ’74,  ’75;  Read- 
ing and  Assistant  in  Mathematics, 
’75,  ’76;  History  and  Assistant  in 
Mathematics,  ’76-’78;  Preceptress, 
’78-’84 ; History  and  Civil  Govern- 
ment, ’81 -’84. 

Austin  Leonard,  ’68, 

Assistant  in  Mathematics,  ’74,  ’75. 
Burt  W.  Baker,  ’73. 

Vocal  Music,  ’74,  ’75. 

William  H.  Bradford, 

Mathematics,  ’75,  ’76. 

Eliza  J.  Shaw,  70, 

Principal  Model  School  ’75,  ’76. 
Mark  C.  Baker, 

Vocal  and  Instr.  Music,  15-11 . 


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Quarterly 


Frances  E.  Ross,  A.  B., 

Preceptress,  Latin,  English  and  Lit- 
erature, 76,  77. 

Kate  W.  Baldwin,  73, 

Principal  of  Model  School,  76,  77. 

John  H.  French.  LL.  D., 

Associate  Principal,  History  and 
Pedagogy,  77-78, 

William  C.  Bartol,  A.  M., 
Mathematics,  77- ’81 

Kate  Reynolds,  A.  B., 

Languages,  ’77,  78. 

Winfield  Scott  Hulslander,  LL.  B.,  ’75, 
Vocal  Music  and  Principal  of  Model 
School,  ’77-’83;  History,  Civics, 
Didactics,  Vocal  Music,  ’84-’86. 

A.  Kaelin, 

Music,  ’77-’79. 

Mary  Stahr, 

Critic  Teacher  in  Model  School, 
’77,  ’78. 

Clarence  S.  Woodruff,  A.  B., 
Languages,  ’78-’80. 

H.  Jean  Johnston, 

Literature  and  Reading,  ’78-’82  ; 
Reading,  Rhetoric  and  Literature, 
’82,  ’83. 

Fred  M.  Allen,  ’75, 

Bookkeeping  and  Writing,  ’78-’80  ; 
Penmanship  and  Bookkeeping,  ’94- 
’96. 

Rachel  La  Rue, 

Drawing,  ’79,  ’80. 

Dennison  C.  Thomas,  A.  M.,  Ph.  D., 
Principal,  Science  and  Art  of  Teach- 
ing, and  Mental  and  Moral  Philoso- 
phy, ’80-’92. 

William  L.  Penny,  A.  M., 

Languages,  ’80,  ’81. 


M.  Emily  Davidson, 

Instrumental  Music,  ’80,  ’81. 

William  W.  Thoburn,  A.  M., 

Natural  Sciences,  ’81 -’84. 

Joseph  T.  Ewing,  A.  M., 
Mathematics,  ’81 -’89. 

Della  J.  Broadwell, 

Languages,  ’81 -’83. 

Mrs.  Winfield  Scott  Hulslander,  ’77, 
(nee  Amanda  Coyle),  English  and 
Latin,  ’81 -’86. 

William  Cramer, 

Instrumental  Music,  ’81 -’84. 

Harriet  A.  Hamilton, 

Literature  and  Languages,  ’82,  ’83; 
Languages,  ’83,  ’84  ; Preceptress, 
Modern  Languages,  ’87-’89. 

Ida  J.  Henderson,  A.  M., 

• Reading,  Rhetoric  and  Literature, 
’83-’86. 

William  R.  Longstreet,  ’83. 

Penmanship  and  Principal  of  Train- 
ing School,  ’83-’87  ; Military  Tac- 
tics and  Principal  of  Training  School, 
’87-’93  ; Methods,  Military  Tactics 
and  Principal  of  Model  School.  ’93- 
’98;  Principal  of  Model  School,  ’98, 
' ’99. 

George  E.  Little, 

Industrial  Drawing,  ’84,  ’85. 

Howard  Lyon, 

Sciences,  ’84-’91. 

Anna  L.  Benham, 

Ancient  Languages,  ’84- ’88. 

A.  Grace  Wirt,  Ph.  B., 

Preceptress,  Mathematics  and  Mod- 
ern Languages,  ’85- ’87. 

Harvey  J.  Van  Norman,  B.  S., 

English  and  Vocal  Music,  ’86,  ’87  ; 


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Mansfield  Normal  School 


English  and  Civil  Government,  '87- 
’93  ; English  and  Arithmetic,  ’93- 
’01  ; English,  Arithmetic  and  Peda- 
gogy, ’01 -’04  ; English  and  Peda- 
gogy, ’04-’10  ; English,  French  and 
Bookkeeping,  ’10 

Anna  M.  Paddock,  B.  L., 

Rhetoric,  Literature  and  History, 
’86-’88. 

Chella  Scott,  B.  S., 

Reading  and  Latin,  ’86- ’88  ; Latin 
and  Mathematics,  ’88,  ’89. 

Edwin  A.  Cruttenden,  B.  S.,  ’83, 
Drawing  and  Bookkeeping,  ’87,  ’88; 
Drawing,  Bookkeeping  and  Pen- 
manship, ’88,  ’89. 

Hamlin  E.  Cogswell,  Mus.  M., 
Director  of  Music  Department,  ’87- 
96  ; Director  of  Conservatory  of 
Music,  ’02-’05. 

Minerva  J.  Nettleton,  A.  M., 

Rhetoric,  Literature  and  History, 
’88-’91. 

John  E.  Edwards,  A.  M., 

Ancient  Languages,  ’88- ’92. 

May  E.  Louden, 

Instrumental  Music,  ’88,  ’89. 

Katharine  B.  Peck, 

Gymnastics,  ’88,  ’89. 

Eliza  J.  Boyce,  ’79, 

Reading,  ’88-’93;  Reading  and  Geo- 
graphy, ’93,  ’94  ; Geography  and 
Critic  in  Model  School,  ’94-’03  ; 
Principal  of  Model  School,  ’03-’09; 
Assoc.  Prin.  in  Model  School,’09-’12. 

Charles  H.  Ashton,  A.  M., 
Mathematics,  ’89-’92. 

Mary  S.  Kingsley, 

Preceptress,  Mathematics,  ’89,  ’90. 


Gertrude  W.  Langley,  Ph.  B., 

Latin  and  Gymnastics,  ’89,  ’90  ; 
Latin,  ’90,  ’91. 

Lizzie  May  Allis,  A.  B., 

Preceptress,  Modern  Languages,  ’90- 
’93  ; German  and  Latin,  ’93,  ’94. 

Jennie  C.  R.  Smith, 

Gymnastics,  ’90-’93  ; Gymnastics, 
Physiology  and  Hygiene,  ’93,  ’94. 

Jennie  E.  Thomas,  M.  S., 

Assistant  in  Mathematics,  ’90-’93. 

Henry  A.  Curran,  Ph.  D., 

Sciences,  ’91,  ’92. 

Ada  B.  Parker,  Ph.  D., 

Rhetoric,  Literature  and  History, 
’91 -’93. 

Samuel  H.  Albro,  A.  M.,  Ph.  D.. 
Principal,  Psychology  and  History 
of  Education,  ’92-’99. 

G.  Clayton  Robertson,  Ph.  B., 

Ancient  Languages,  ’92-’96;  Ancient 
Languages  and  History,  ’96- ’98; 
Ancient  Languages  and  Pedagogy, 
’99-’02,  Vice-Principal,  ’01,  ’02. 

Samuel  Sprole,  A.  M., 

Sciences,  ’92-’94. 

Kenner ly  Robey,  A.  M., 

Mathematics,  ’92,  ’93. 

Bertha  Sucese  Strait, 

Drawing,  Painting,  Penmanship, 
Bookkeeping,  ’92-’94. 

Martha  Lobeck, 

Piano,  ’92,  ’93. 

Molly  Tracy  Weston, 

Singing  and  Elocution,  ’92,  ’93;  Elo- 
cution and  Oratory,  ’95- ’00. 

Marie  A.  Lobeck, 

Violin  and  Guitar,  ’92,  ’93. 


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Quarterly 


Mrs.  E.  D.  T.  Cogswell, 

Singing  and  Piano,  ’92,  ’93;  Sing- 
ing, ’93-’96;  Voice  and  History  of 
Music,  ’02-’05. 

Jacob  P.  Breidinger,  A.  M., 
Mathematics,  ’93*’01  ; Vice-Prin- 
cipal, ’94-’0] . 

Annie  Richardson  Cameron,  Ph.  B., 
Rhetoric,  Literature  and  History, 
’93-’95;  Rhetoric,  Literature  and 
German,  ’95,  ’96;  as  Mrs.  G.  Clay- 
ton Robertson,  Rhetoric,  Literature 
and  German,  ’01,  ’02. 

Harriet  J.  Bannister, 

Piano,  ’93,  ’94;  Piano  and  Theory, 
’94,  ’95. 

I.  M.  Gayman,  M.  S., 

Natural  Sciences,  ’94-’12;  Vice- 
Principal,  ’02-’12. 

Irene  Campbell  Newhouse,  A.  B., 
German  and  Latin,  ’94,  ’95;  Latin 
and  Greek,  ’95-’99. 

Annie  Skeele, 

Gymnastics,  Physiology  and  Hy- 
giene, ’94,  ’95;  Gymnastics,  ’95, ’96. 

Clara  Coons, 

Piano,  Harmony  and  History  of 
Music,  ’94-’96. 

Clara  H.  Merrick, 

Violin  and  Piano,  ’94-’99. 

Mrs.  Mary  Adelaide  Jenks, 

Critic  in  Model  School,  ’95-’99; 
Principal  of  Model  School,  ’99’-03; 
’09 

Flora  May  Russell, 

Teacher  in  Model  School,  ’95- ’99. 

Julia  Augusta  Sucese, 

Drawing  and  Painting,  ’95,  96. 


Fannie  L.  Sheldon,  Ph.  B., 

Rhetoric,  Literature  and  German, 
’96-01. 

Grace  E.  Barnum, 

Gymnastics,  ’96-’98. 

Caroline  Sheldon, 

Drawing  and  Painting,  ’96-’99. 

Myrtle  J.  Stone, 

Piano,  Singing,  Harmony,  Theory, 
and  History  of  Music,  ’96-’98. 

W.  A.  Stocking,  Jr.,  Ph.  B., 

Agriculture  and  Nature  Study,  ’97- 
’99. 

Andrew  Thomas  Smith,  A.  M.,  Pd.D., 
Principal,  ’99 ; Methods,  Psy- 

chology and  History  of  Education, 
’99,  ’00;  Psychology,  Ethics  and 
Pedagogy,  ’00- ’03  ; Psychology  and 
Pedagogy,  ’03 

Albert  S.  Lent,  ’80, 

Principal  of  Model  School,  ’99. 

Clayton  F.  Palmer,  B.  S., 

Agriculture  and  Nature  Study,  ’99- 
’01 ; Biological  Sciences,  ’01,  ’02. 

Eugenia  Winston,  A.  M., 

Latin  and  Greek,  ’99,  ’00. 

Mrs.  Hannah  T.  Jenkins, 

Drawing  and  Painting,  ’99- ’04. 

Richard  Welton, 

Piano,  Singing  andjTheory,  ’99,  ’00. 

Ruth  M.  Fiske,  Mus.  M.,  A.  M., 
Piano,  Pipe  Organ,  Theory,  ’99,  ’00. 

Frances  E.  Chapman,  Ph.  B., 

History  and  Latin,  ’99,  ’00. 

Edith  A.  Lownsbery,  ’91, 

Gymnastics,  ’99-’04. 

John  H.  Long,  M.  Ac., 

Commercial  Branches,  ’99-’03. 


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Mansfield  Normal  School 


Mabel  F.  Evans, 

Singing  and  Stringed  Instruments, 
’99,  ’00. 

Mrs.  Jacob  P.  Breidinger, 

Algebra  and  Spelling,  ’99,  ’00. 

Mae  Esther  Hulse,  B.  E., 

Elocution  and  Oratory,  ’00,  ’01. 

William  T.  Schneider, 

Piano,  Singing  and  Theory,  ’00,  ’01 . 

Mrs.  Alice  Hobart, 

Piano  and  Violin,  ’00-’02. 

Laura  M.  Shaw,  A.  B., 

History  and  Latin,  ’00-’02;  Latin 
and  German,  ’02,  ’03. 

Minnie  Madeline  Beard,  B.  E.-, 
Elocution  and^Oratory,  ’01 -’03. 

Amos  P.  Reese,  M.  S.,  93, 

[ Higher  Mathematics,  ’01 -’1 1 . 

Emily  Louise  Thomas, 

Piano,  Singing  and  Theory,  ’01 , ’02. 

Henry  Thomas  Co  lestock , A . M . , Ph . D . , 
History,  Ethics  and  Greek,  ’02- ’04. 

OrenJ.  Barnes,  B.  S., 

Biological  Sciences,  ’02- ’06. 

M.  Louise  Logan  McChesney,  Mus.B., 
Piano,  Organ  and  Theory,  ’02- ’04. 

William  DayJCrockett,  A.  M., 

Rhetoric,  Literature  and  Latin,  ’02- 
’06. 

Mrs.  Ida  Hooker  Baumann,  M.  S.,’75, 
Teacher  in  Model  School,  ’02-04, 
’06-’09. 

Anna  Elizabeth  Suplee, 

Vocal  Expression,  ’03-’05. 

Clara  B.  Winans,  ’91, 

Mathematics  and  Geography , *03 , ’04 . 

Christine  Man*  Cameron, 

Associate  Principal  of  Model  School, 
’03-’05. 


Zimri  H.  Lewis, 

Commercial  Branches,  ’03,  ’04. 

Ada  G.  Croft, 

Voice  and  Piano,  ’03,  ’04. 

Luella  Dunsmore,  A.  B., 

Latin  and  German,  ’03-’08. 

Evelyn  Beardsley,  Mus.  B., 

Violin  and  Piano,  ’03-’06,  ’08-’ll. 

Lucy  M.  Manley, 

Drav/ing  and  Painting,  ’04- ’08. 

Annie  L.  D.  Swan, 

Physical  Training,  ’04-’09. 

Anna  Laura  Johnson, 

Vocal  Culture,  ’04-  06. 

Beatrice  C.  Throop,  Mus.  B., 

Piano  and  Organ,  ’04-’08. 

Cora  Alice  Learned,  ’96, 

Mathematics  andGeography,  ’04’-’06 

Clarence  Hendrix  Turvey,  B.  Pd., 
Commercial  Branches,  ’04. 

Sarah  Frances  Gates, 

Librarian,  ’04-’ll. 

Reese  Harvey  Flarris,  A.  M., 

History,  Ethics  and  Greek,  ’04-’06. 

John  Cameron  Marvin,  ’97, 
Commercial  Branches,  ’05. 

Margaret  0.  Whiting, 

Stenography,  ’05. 

Martha  A.  Seiders, 

Associate  Principal  of  Model  School, 
(substitute),  ’05. 

Frank  E.  Chaffee, 

Director  of  Music,  ’05,  ’06. 

Orilla  Pauline  Streator, 

Elocution  and  Oratory,  ’05,  ’06. 

Charles  A.  V/a3'nant, 

Commercial  Branches,  ’05- ’07. 

Clara  L.  Clark, 

Critic  in  Model  School,  ’05,  ’06. 


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Quarterly 


Floyd  Horace  Spencer, 

Director  of  Music,  ’06,  ’07. 

Lena  M.  Dickinson, 

Elocution  and  Oratory,  ’06-’08. 
Robert  B.  Leighou, 

Chemistry  and  Biology,  ’06,  ’07. 
Carrie  J.  Halfpenny, 

Literature,  Rhetoric  and  Geography, 
’06-’10. 

Grace  Brown, 

Critic  Teacher  in  Model  School, 
’06- ’08. 

Bertha  E.  Jones, 

Violin  and  Piano,  ’06-’08. 

Alice  H.  Doane, 

Arithmetic  and  Latin,  ’06-’08  ; Latin 
’08, -’10. 

William  S.  Dye, 

History  and  Greek,  ’06,  ’07. 

Ida  E.  Bagg, 

Voice  Culture  and  Singing,  ’06,  ’07. 
Charles  H.  Lewis, 

Director  of  Music,  ’07-’09. 

John  W.  Kern, 

Chemistry  and  Biology,  ’07-’09. 
George  W.  Cass, 

History  and  Greek,  ’07 

Oden  C.  Gortner, 

Pedagogy,  ’07 

John  T.  Gyger, 

Arithmetic  ’07-’l  1 . 

Mrs.  Mae  Dora  Whalen, 

Voice  Culture  and  Singing,  ’07,  ’08. 
Mrs.  Harriet  Teachman  Lewis. 

Critic  Teacher  in  Model  School,  ’08. 
Mabel  E.  Northrop, 

Drawing  and  Painting,  ’08. 

Bessie  T.  Salmon, 

Voice  Culture  and  Singing,  ’08,  ’09. 


Norma  Aleck, 

Piano,  ’08-’10. 

Sarah  S.  Bauman, 

German,  ’08- ’10. 

Kathryn  Reagan, 

Elocution  and  Oratory  ’08 

Elizabeth  Ellison, 

Drawing  and  Painting,  ’09 

Grace  A lies  Putnam, 

Physiology  and  Physical  Culture, 
’09-’12. 

W.  Reed  Morris, 

Chemistry  and  Physical  Culture, 
’09-’n. 

John  Hepple  Shepherd, 

Director  of  Music,  ’09-’12. 

Mrs.  John  Hepple  Shepherd, 

Voice  Culture  and  Singing,  ’09-’ 12. 
Lucy  Bacon, 

Piano,  ’10-’12. 

Elizabeth  L.  Gardner, 

German,  ’10,  ’ll. 

Ruth  E.  Broughton, 

Literature  and  Rhetoric,  ’10-’12. 
Grace  Seaman, 

Latin,  ’10-’12. 

Carrie  P.  Thomas, 

Assistant  Latin,  ’10. 

Thomas  Bull, 

Assistant  in  Laboratory,  ’10,  ’ll. 
Ethelyn  Edwards, 

Literature  and  Rhetoric,  ’10. 

Mrs.  Amos  P.  Reese, 

Assistant  Mathematics,  ’09-’ll. 
Mrs.  L.  H.  Hall, 

Geography  and  Latin,  ’10 

Ida  Hammond, 

Algebra,  ’ll 


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Maud  I.  Stull, 

Librarian,  ’ll 

L.  L.  Richart, 

Higher  Mathematics,  ’ll,  ’12. 

John  T.  Wheeler, 

Arithmetic,  ’ll,  ’12. 

J.  A.  Gardiner, 

Chemistry  and  Physical  Culture, 
’ll,  '12. 

Pearl  Lauderbach, 

Voice  Culture  and  Piano,  ’ll 

F.  S.  Hamilton, 

Manual  Training,  ’ll,  ’12. 

Emma  Sebell, 

Domestic  Science,  ’1 1 — — 

J.  L.  Zerbe, 

Pedagogy, ’1 1 

Anna  Williams  King, 

German,  ’1 1 

E.  C.  Unwin, 

Violin,  ’ll,  ’12. 

Harry  Brink, 

Assistant  in  Labratory,  ’ll,  ’12. 
Georgia  Hoag, 

Piano,  ’12 

Harold  Burleigh, 

Assistant  in  Laboratory,  ’12 


Trustees  of  the  M.  S.  N.  S., 
1863-1912. 

Of  equal  interest  with  the  faculty 
list  and  of  great  historical  value,  is 
the  appended  list  of  Trustees  who  have 
been  connected  with  the  institution 
from  its  beginning.  This  list  has 
been  compiled  by  Miss  Edna  Bohman 
(office  stenographer)  and  is  the  result 
of  a careful  study  of  the  catalogues 


and  of  the  “minutes”  of  the  years  be- 
fore the  catalogues  were  regularly 
issued. 


The  following  persons  were  members 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Mans- 
field Classical  Seminary,  at  the  time 
of  its  recognition  as  a Normal  School, 
December  12,  1862,  and  served  until 
the  election  in  May,  1863: 

President — Rev.  Wesley  Cochran. 

1st  Vice-Pres. — William  Hollands. 

2nd  Vice-Pres. — S.  B.  Elliott. 

Rec.  Secretary — W.  C.  Ripley. 

Cor.  Secretary 

Assist.  Cor.  Sec. — S.  B.  Elliott. 

Treasurer — A.  J.  Ross. 


Following  is  the  list  of  Trustees  of 
the  Mansfield  State  Normal  School 
from  1862  to  the  present  time : 

W.  C.  Ripley,  ’63-’69. 

Dr.  J.  P.  Morris,  ’63-’90. 

William  Hollands,  ’63-’69;  ’70,  ’71; 
’72,  ’73. 

Rev.  W.  Cochran,  ’63, ’64;  ’68-’72. 
Hon.  S.  B.  Elliott,  ’63-’72. 

Rev.  N.  L.  Reynolds,  ’63-’68. 

P.  M.  Clark,  ’63-’69. 

A.  M.  Spencer,  ’63,  ’64;  ’68-’81; 
’83-’98. 

A.  J.  Ross,  ’63,  ’64;  ’65-’68. 

Dr.  C.  V.  Elliott,  ’63-’65;  ’72.  ’73. 
J.  B.  Clark.  ’63.  ’64;  ’76-’82. 

C.  W.  Bailey.  ’63.  ’64;  ’65-’69. 
Albert  Clark,  ’63-’63. 

Horace  Davis,  ’63,  ’64. 


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Henry  Allen,  ’63-'65. 

P.  S.  Ripley,  ’64,  ’65;  ’66-72. 

J.  C.  Howe,  ’64.’66;  ’77-’88;  ’90- 
’99. 

L.  H.  Brewster,  ’64-  71. 

Prof.  F.  A.  Allen,  ’64-’69;  ’71-74. 
John  Voorhees,  ’64,  ’65;  ’66,  ’67; 
’68-’72;  ’73,  ’74. 

P.  V.  Clark,  ’64,  ’65;  ’67-  72. 

T.  L.  Baldwin,  ’65.  ’66. 

L.  Cummings,  ’65-’ 68. 

Rev.  T.  B.  Hudson,  ’65-’68. 

Joseph  Fish,  ’65,  ’66. 

W.  Beach,  ’66.  ’67. 

Lyman  Reynolds,  ’67-’69. 

Nathaniel  A.  Elliott,  ’67,  ’68. 
Lyman  Beach,  Jr.,  *68-’ 72. 

F.  M.  Shaw.  ’6871;  ’73-’83;  ’91- 
’95. 

J.  A.  Holden,  ’69,  ’70. 

A.  Gaylord,  69,  ’70. 

E.  Blackwell.  ’69.  ’70. 

E.  L.  Sperry,  ’69-’87;  ’88-’95. 

P.  Williams.  ’69-’ 76. 

S.  B.  Cochran,  ’69,  ’70. 

Hon.  H.  W.  Williams.  ’70-  74. 

Rev.  G.  P.  Watrous,  ’70-’73. 

W.  D.  Taylor,  '70-72. 

J.W.  Wilhelm,  ’71-’73. 

A.  Sherwood,  72-’74;  75-  77;  ’90- 
’93. 

W.  G.  Lutz.  ’72-  74 
Capt.  A.  M.  Pitts.  ’72-’80. 

Prof.  V.  R.  Pratt.  ’73.  ’74;  ’80-’83. 
J.  S.  Murdough,  73,  ’74;  ’75-’79. 
Col.  M.  L.  Clark,  ’73-  90. 

T.  H.  Bailey.  ’73.  ’74;  ’75.  ’76; 
’’82-’91;  ’07-’10. 

F.  W.  Clark.  ’74,  75. 


Peter  V.  Van  Ness,  75-81;  ’83-’92. 
John  M.  Phelps.  ’75-  83. 

Dr.  Charles  W.  Brovm,  ’75,  76. 
Daniel  FI.  Pitts,  ’76-’ 06. 

Elmer  R.  Backer,  ’76,  ’77. 

Dr.  F.  G.  Elliott.  ’79-  82. 

C.  S.  Ross.  ’81-  08. 

J.  A.  Elliott.  ’81-’10. 

0.  V.  Elliott.  ’82-’88. 

Dr.  J.  M.  Barden,  ’83-  03. 

Josephs.  Hoard.  ’87-’08;  ’ll 

James  E.  Mathews,  ’88-’91. 

F.E.  VanKeuren,  ’91-’00;  ’01-’04. 

H.  F.  Kingsley.  ’92-  07;  ’10 

A.  E.  Backer,  ’93-  96. 

W.  D.  Vedder,  ’95-’98;  ’99-’03. 
Volney  Ripley,  ’96-’ 1 1. 

E.  A.  Spencer,  ’98-  01. 

D.  J.  Butts.  ’99-  08. 

T.  W.  Judge,  ’00-’06. 

T.  F.  Rolason,  ’O4-’06. 

L.  S.  Channell.  ’03-  08. 

C.  J.  Beach.  ’C4-’07;  '10 

H.  Reed  Hoard.  05.  ’06. 

Budd  A.  Clark,  ’06-10. 

W.  D.  Rose,  ’06-  09. 

H.  B.  Leach,  ’06-’09. 

Ray  C.  Longbothum,  ’06-’09. 

M.  H.  Shepard.  ’07.  ’08;  ’09-’12. 
Dr.B.  Moody.  ’08-’lI. 

E.  B.  Dorsett,  ’08-’l  1 . 

Dr.  F.  G.  Wood.  ’09-’12. 

C.  B.  Sherwood,  ’09-’12. 

W.  H.  Hatfield,  ’10 

W.  W.  Allen,  ’ll 

W.  H.  Husted,  ’ll 

C.M.  Elliott.  ’12 

E.  H.  Ross,  ’12 

F.  L.  Ely. ’12 


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WILLIAM  0.  TAYLOR,  A.  M, 
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NORMAL  SCHOOL 
1862-1912 


CHARLES  H.  VERRILL,  A,  M. 
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State  Trustees  of  theM.S.  N.  S. 

Hon.  S.  B.  Elliott,  1 872-75;  76-’82; 
’83-’86. 

Rev.  DewittC.  Huntington,  72-74. 
Fordyce  A.  Allen,  74-78. 

J.  S.  Murdough,  74,  75. 

Vine  R.  Pratt,  74,  75;  ’86-’89. 
Hon.  H.  W.  Williams,  74-’83. 

P.  V.  VanNess,  74,  75;  ’92-’95. 
Dr.  C.  V.  Elliott,  74-77;  78-’93. 
Albert  Sherwood,  74,  75. 

Hon.  John  I.  Mitchell,  75-’83. 

Mart  King.  75-’85. 

Edwin  Dyer.  75.  76. 

Dr.  Charles  W.  Brown,  77,  78. 
Hon.  Hugh  Young,  78-’87. 

L.  H.  Shattuck,  ’82-’88. 

Hon.  J.  B.  Niles.  ’83-’89. 

Capt.  A.  M.  Pitts,  ’85-’92. 

Maj.  Geo.  W.  Merrick,  ’87-’93 ; 

W-’IO. 

F.  M.  Shaw  ’88-’91. 

Hon.  H.  B.  Packer.  •89-’07. 

H.  F.  Kingsley,  ’89-’92. 

Hon.  David  Cameron,  ’91-42. 

J W.  Adams,  ’92-’94. 

H.  C.  Jessup,  ’93-  96. 

J.  T.  McCollum,  ’93-’96. 

F.  M.  Allen,  ’94-’97. 

Dr.  F.  G.  Elliott.  ’95-’04. 

Benton  E.  James,  ’96- ’03. 

Lee  Brooks,  ’96-’99. 

T.  H.  Bailey.  ’97-’00. 

Dr.  B.  Moody.  ’99-’08. 

Hon.  A.  C.  Fanning,  ’00 

Chas.  Lose.  ’03-’05. 

F.  E.  Zimmer,  ’04-’07. 

Dr.  F.  G.  Wood.  ’05-’12. 

C.  B.  Sherwood,  ’07-’12. 


Leon  S.  Channell,  ’08,  ’09. 

M.  H.  Shepard,  ’08- ’12. 

Dr.  S.  P.  Hakes.  ’08-’ll. 

Edw.  B.  Farr,  ’08-11. 

Austin  Leonard,  ’09,  ’10. 

John  H.  Hotchkiss,  ’09,  ’10. 

Hon.  F.  B.  Smith,  ’09 

Dr.  H.  E.  Caldwell,  ’09-’12. 

Hon.  F.  H.  Rockwell,  10 

Hon.  A.  B.  Hitchcock,  ’iO 

Dr.  Walter  Sheldon,  ’10 

H.  A.  Munro,  ’ll 

J.  H.  Buckbee.  ’ll 

Hon.  E.  E.  Jones,  ’12 

Hon.  R.  K.  Young.  ’12 


Honorary  Trustees  of  the  M.  S. 

N.  S. 

Hon.  R.  G.  White,  Wellsboro,  1863. 
Hon.  William  Armstrong,  Williams- 
port, ’63;  ’69-’71. 

Hon.  G.  A.  Grow,  Glenwood,  ’63. 
Hon.  U.  Mercur,  Towanda,  ’63. 

Hon.  E.  T.  Bliss,  Leroy,  ’63. 

Hon.  S.  F.  Wilson,  Wellsboro,  ’63. 
Charles  Miller,  Tioga,  ’63. 

J.  H.  Gulick,  Blossburg,  ’63. 

A.  C.  Witter,  Mainesburg,  ’63. 

John  Fox,  Mainesburg,  ’63. 

S.  W.  Payne,  Troy,  ’63. 

Prof.  W.  D.  Taylor,  Mansfield,  ’63. 

Re  V . J acob  G . M il  ler , Montrose , ’ 69-  ’ 74 . 
Hon.  George  Jackson, Dushore,  ’69- ’71 . 
Rev.  D.  Cook,  Merryall,  ’69. 

Isaac  H.  Ross,  Tunkhannock,  ’69-’72. 
Mark  H.  Cobb,  Wellsboro,  ’69. 

James  R.  DeWitt,  Montrose,  ’70-’74. 
Augustus  S.  Hooker,  Troy,  ’70-’74. 

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Quarterly 


Samuel  W.  Pomeroy,  Troy,  70,  ’71; 
’74,  ’75. 

Rev.  A .R.  Horne,  Williamsport ,’  70-  ’72 . 
Edwin  Dyer,  Covington,  ’70. 

Horn  John  1.  Mitchell,  Wellsboro, 
’70,  71 ; ’72-’75. 

Hon.  Henry  Sherwood,  Wellsboro, 
’71-’74. 

Rev.  N.  L.  Reynolds,  Wellsboro.  ’71. 
Fred  E.  Smith,  Tioga,  ’71-’75. 

Austin  A.  Keeney,  Towanda,  ’71. 
Herbert  T . Ames , W ill  iamsport , ’ 7 1 - ’ 75 . 
Joseph C.  Doane,  Williamsport,  ’72-’74. 
Vine  R.  Pratt,  Mansfield,  ’72. 

Hon. ButlerB.  Strang,  Westfield, ’72-’75. 
Hon.  M.  F.  Elliott,  Wellsboro,  ’74. 
W.  A.  Stone  Wellsboro,  ’74. 

Hon.  A. K. McClure, Philadelphia,  ’74. 
W.  S.  Nearing,  Morris  Run,  ’74. 

F.  N.  Drake,  Coming,  N.  Y.,  ’74. 
Hon.  S.  B.  Elliott,  Reynoldsville, 
’95 

Peter  V.  VanNess,  Mansfield,  ’95-’09. 
Hon.  C.  V.  Elliott,  Mansfield,  ’95-’05. 
Hiram  Sherwood,  Mansfield,  ’95. 
Albert  Sherwood,  Mansfield,  ’96. 

A.  M.  Spencer,  Mansfield,  ’98. 

J.  C.  Howe,  Mansfield,  ’00-’03. 

D.  H.  Pitts,  Mansfield,  ’06-’10 
Dr.  J.M.  Barden,  Canandaigua,  N.  Y., 
’06 

D.  J.  Butts,  Mansfield,  ’08 


Officers  of  the?  Boards  of 
Trustees  1863  to  1912 

President:  Rev.  W.  Cochran,  1863- 
'64;  W.  C.  Ripley,  ’64,  ’65;  S.  B. 
Elliott,  ’65-’72;  A.  M.  Spencer  ’72- 


’75;  JohnS.  Murdough,  ’76-’79;  D. 
H.  Pitts,  ’79-’81,  ’87-’93,  ’96-05; 
V.R.  Pratt,  ’81-83;  M.  L.  Clark, 
’83-’87;  J.  M.  Barden,  ’93-’96;  C. 
S.  Ross,  ’05-’07;  Dr.  B.  Moody,  ’07- 

’1 1 ; H.  F.  Kingsley,’!  1 

Vice-Presidents:  W.  C.  Ripley,  1863- 
’64,  ’65-’69;  J.  P.  Morris  and  P.  S. 
Ripley,  ’64,  ’65;  A.  M.  Spencer,  '68, 
’69;  L.  H.  Brewster  and  J.  P.  Mor- 
ris, ’69,  70;  J.  P.  Morris  and  Ly- 
man Beach,  Jr.,  71;  J.  P.  Morris 
and  G.  P.  Watrous,  ’71,  72;  A.  M. 
Pitts  and  P.  Williams,  72-75;  J. 
S.  Murdough  and  P.  V.  Van  Ness, 
75,  ’76;  P.  V.  Van  Ness  and  A. 
Sherwood,  ’76,  ’77;  P.  V.  Van  Ness 
and  M.  L.  Clark,  ’77-  81;  M.  L. 
Clark  and  E.  L.  Sperry,  ’81,  ’82; 
Dr.  C.  V.  Elliott  and  J.  C.  Howe, 
’82,  ’83;  C.  V.  Elliott  and  A.  M. 
Spencer,  ’83-’ 88;  L.  S.  Channell, 
’07-  09;  M.  H.  Shepard,  ’09,  ’10; 
Dr.  F.  G.  Wood,  ’10,  ’ll;  W.  W. 
Allen,  ’11 

Recording  Secretary:  Wm.  Hollands, 
1863,  ’64;  Albert  Clark,  ’64,  ’65; 
F.  A.  Allen,  65-’69;  E.  L.  Sperry, 
’69-’79;  F.  G.  Elliott,  ’79-’82;  J.  A. 
Elliott, ’82-’ 10;  M.H.  Shepard,  10, 

’11;  C.  J.  Beach  ’11 

Corresponding  Secretary:  Dr.  J.  P. 
Morris.  1863.’69.  ’72,  ’73.  ’74-’83. 
’87.  88;  F.  M.  Shaw,  ’69-’71;  A.  M. 
Spencer,  ’71,  ’72;  E.  L.  Sperry,  ’83- 
’87. 

Assistant  Corresponding  Secretary: 
William  Hollands,  1864-  68;  F.  M. 
Shaw.  ’68,  69;  P.  V.  Clark.  ’69-’71. 


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Treasurer:  P.  Williams,  1863,  ’64, 
76-’95;  Mart  King,  ’64.’68;  C.  V. 
Elliott,  ’68,  ’69;  A.  J.  Ross,  ’69-'76; 
Edward  H.  Ross,  ’95-’07;  E.  B.  Dor- 
set, ’07,  ’08;  Wilmot  D.  Husted, 
’08-’ll;  W.  D.  Rose,  ’ll— — 


Characterization  of  the 
Principals. 

REV.  EDWIN  E.  WILDMAN,  A.  M.. 

1862-’63. 

“Prof.  Wildman  was  in  charge  of 
the  school  when  it  was  changed  from 
a Seminary  into  a Normal  School  on 
December  12,  1862,  and  remained  un- 
til March,  1863. 

“In  some  respects  he  was  made  a 
scapegoat  for  others  whose  schemes 
were  neither  commendable  nor  just, 
but  his  heart  was  always  with  the 
school.  He  was  tactful,  quiet  in 
manner,  a good  teacher,  and  of  rare 
executive  and  administrative  ability.” 
— Simon  B.  Elliott  in  “Quarterly,” 
April,  1905. 


REV.  W.  D.  TAYLOR.  A.  M.,  1863-’64. 

“Rev.  W.  D.  Taylor,  a Methodist 
minister,  was  chosen  in  March,  1863, 
to  succeed  Prof.  Wildman.  Mr.  Tay- 
lor was  an  earnest,  zealous  man,  whose 
heart  was  always  right. 

“The  financial  difficulties  the  school 
labored  under  prevented  the  Trustees 
furnishing  the  building  as  it  should 
have  been,  and  it  was  impossible  for 
any  one  to  accomplish  much. 

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“Mr.  Taylor  served  the  school 
faithfully,  was  a good  teacher,  and  I 
shall  always  remember  him  as  a true 
worthy  man.”— Simon  B.  Elliott  in 
“Quarterly,”  April,  1905. 


FORDYCE  A.  ALLEN.  1864.’69;  l877-’80. 

“Prof.  F.  A.  Allen  came  to  us  from 
the  Chester  County  Academy,  West 
Chester,  Pa.,  which  he  was  conduct- 
ing independently, 

“He  accepted  the  principalship  here 
in  1864  and  was  elected  for  five  years. 
The  deplorable  condition  of  things 
was  no  terror  to  him,  and,  in  fact, 
rather  suited  him.  He  could  bring 
order  out  of  chaos  and  make  success  a 
part  and  parcel  of  himself,  which  he 
did,  literally  building  himself  into  the 
institution.  Though  not  a college 
graduate,  he  was  an  educated  man  in 
the  true  and  full  sense  of  the  word,  a 
remarkably  good  teacher  and  with  dis- 
cernment to  select  good  teachers  under 
him  and  to  see  that  they  did  their 
work  well. 

“He  inspired  teachers  and  students 
with  the  same  zeal  that  he  possessed, 
and  lifted  the  school  up  to  the  plane 
and  horizon  it  has  since  maintained.” 
— Simon  B.  Elliott  in  “Quarterly,” 
April,  1905. 

CHARLES  H.  VERRILL.  A.  M..  1869-73; 

1875-77. 

“At  the  end  of  Prof.  Allen’s  first 
term,  he  stepped  aside  to  attend  to 
outside  work,  and  Prof.  J.  T.  Streit 


Mansfield  Normal  School 


Qu  arte  r ly 


of  the  Facuky,  was  chosen  to  succeed 
him.  Illness  prevented  him  from  ever 
taking  charge  of  the  school  after  his 
election.  His  was  one  of  the  sweetest, 
gentlest  natures  that  ever  lived,  a 
noble  man  and  an  excellent  teacher. 

“Prof.  C.  H.  Verrill,  also  of  the  Fac- 
ulty, succeeded  him.  He  was  a 
thorough,  ardent,  zealous  teacher. 
Few  ever  surpassed  him  in  the  class- 
room. Somewhat  impulsive,  but  with 
a generous  heart,  an  earnest  purpose, 
unflinching  integrity,  a warm  friend 
of  the  school,  I came  to  forget  his 
impetuous  nature  and  look  on  him 
only  v/ith  a warm  and  lasting  regard.” 
— Simon  B.  Elliott  in  “Quarterly,” 
April.  1905. 

REV.  JASON  N.  FRADENBURG,  A.  M.. 

Ph.  D..  1873-75. 

“My  recollections  of  Prof.  Fraden- 
burg  are  very  p leas  ant . He  was  kind  and 
considerate  to  all,  overlooking  faults, 
and,  in  his  dealings  with  refactory 
students,  so  tempering  justice  with 
mercy  that  offenders  became  his  most 
devoted  friends. 

“He  was  an  extensive  reader  and 
his  wide  range  of  knowledge  included 
fields  unexplored  by  many  scholars. 
He  was  a man  of  sterling  character, 
fine  scholarship,  and  great  enthusiasm 
in  educational  work.”— J.  C.  Doane 
in  “Quarterly,”  April,  1905. 

JOSEPH  C.  DOANE.  B.  S.,  1880. 

“After  the  death  of  Prof.  Allen  in 
February,  1880,  Prof.  Doane  was 


elected  to  fill  the  principalship  for  the 
remainder  of  the  year.  He  was  an 
alumnus  of  Mansfield,  and  a member 
of  the  Faculty  for  eight  years,  1873- 

’81. 

“Faithful  he  was,  we  learn,  in 
every  duty,  painstaking  and  conscien- 
tious.”— Wm.  Day  Crockett,  Ed. 
“Quarterly,”  April,  1905. 

DENNISON  C.  THOMAS.  A.  M..  Ph.  D.. 

I880.’92. 

“The  then  principal  of  the  Normal 
was  Dr.  D.  C.  Thomas,  a man  of 
much  executive  ability,  a good  finan- 
cier and  a thorough  scholar. 

Dr.  Thomas  excelled  as  a builder, 
and  it  was  largely  due  to  his  watchful 
eye  that  the  Gymnasium  and  Alumni 
Hall  were  built  upon  honor  and  have 
stood  the  test  of  time. 

During  his  reign,  South  Hall  was 
also  thoroughly  remodeled,  and  North 
Hall  partially  rebuilt.’  — Harvey  J. 
Van  Norman  in  “Quarterlv,”  April, 
1905. 


SAMUEL  H.  ALBRO,  A.  M.,  Ph.  D.. 

1892-'99. 

“With  the  advent  of  Dr,  S.  H. 
Albro  as  principal,  there  was  inaug- 
urated that  era  of  high  ideals  and 
strenuous  living  which  his  successor 
has  so  ably  maintained.  Loved  and 
respected  alike  by  teachers  and  stu- 
dents, he  impressed  everyone  with  the 
fact  that  he  was  a past- master  in  the 
art  of  instruction  and  discipline. 


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He  was  a fascinating  speaker;  his 
lectures  never  contained  a dull  state- 
ment, packed  as  they  were  with 
thought,  expressed  in  clear  simple 
diction,  and  enlivened  by  quiet 
humor.” — Harvey  J.  Van  Norman  in 
“Quarterly,”  April,  1905. 


ANDREW  THOMAS  SMITH.  A.  M..  Pd., 
D.,  1899 

Dr.  Smith,  who  has  now  served  one 
year  longer  than  any  former  principal, 
permits  his  photograph  to  complete 
the  historical  list,  to  date,  but  prefers 
to  offer  no  pen-characterization  of 
himself  during  his  incumbency  of  the 
office,  but  to  let  his  work  speak  now, 
and  his  friends  later. 


Memories, 

By  Professor  J.  C.  Doane. 

Previous  to  1874,  the  Mansfield 
Normal  School  presented  an  appear- 
ance quite  different  from  that  with 
which  we  are  familiar.  The  entire 
School  was  domiciled  in  one  building, 
now  known  as  South  Hall,  tho’  it  has 
been  enlarged  and  improved  to  such  an 
extent  that  an  observer  of  that  time 
would  hardly  recognize  it.  The  ever- 
green trees  standing  on  the  edge  of  the 
terrace  were  not  more  then  ten  or  twelve 
feet  high,  and  the  space  now  occupied 
by  Alumni  Hall,  North  Hall,  and  the 
campus  in  front,  was  bare  of  trees  and 
buildings. 


Some  reference  to  the  arrangement  of 
rooms  may  be  of  interest.  The  dining 
room  and  kitchen  were  upon  the  first 
floor,  in  the  space  now  occupied  by  the 
library  and  reading  room.  There  were 
also  three  or  four  class-rooms  on  this 
floor;  and  in  the  north  end  of  the  build- 
ing, two  or  three  small  rooms  in  which 
were  a rudimentary  library,  a cabinet 
of  geological  specimens,  and  some  ap- 
paratus. On  the  second  floor  were 
class-rooms,  the  chapel,  the  principal’s 
room  and  a few  students’  rooms.  The 
third  and  fourth  floors  were  occupied 
by  students.  The  building  was  divided 
transversely — the  ladies  occupying  the 
south  part,  the  gentlemen  the  north 
part.  Under  the  skylights  were  the 
dormitories;  and,  as  the  rooms  had  no 
doors,  all  opened  into  a large  central 
hall.  It  may  easily  be  believed  that 
on  the  gentlemen’s  side  of  the  house, 
at  least,  scenes  of  pernicious  activity 
were  not  of  infrequent  occurrence. 

A rude  wooden  building,  partially 
equipped,  occupied  the  site  of  the  pres- 
ent gymnasium.  The  huge  weights,  and 
the  strenuous  character  of  the  various 
devices  for  testing  muscular  power, 
seemed  to  suggest  fitness  for  the  devel- 
opment of  a race  of  born  Titans,  rather 
than  the  systematic  physical  training 
of  ordinary  mortals. 

The  halls  were  heated  by  means  of 
large  coal  stoves;  the  students’  rooms 
were  supplied  with  small  wood  stoves; 
and  all  were  lighted  by  kerosene  lamps. 
The  furniture  and  general  equipment 
of  the  building  were  scanty  and  rude  as 


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compared  with  those  of  the  present  day. 
Water  for  cooking,  etc.,  was  pumped 
from  a deep  well  situated  just  back  of 
the  building, — at  first,  by  a hot  air 
engine,  and  later,  by  means  of  a wind- 
mill. 

Much  attention  was  given  by  stu- 
dents and  teachers  to  beautifying  the 
school  grounds  by  planting  trees;  and 
it  was  a custom,  observed  by  all  the 
early  classes,  to  plant  a class  tree  with 
elaborate  ceremonies  consisting  of  ora- 
tions, songs  and  prophesies. 

Many  of  the  early  teachers  planted 
individual  trees  which  they  wished  to 
be  a memorial  of  their  connection  with 
the  School;  and  in  the  spring  of  1875 
several  members  of  the  Faculty  joined 
in  placing  twenty-five  trees  in  front  of 
what  was  then  known  as  the  “New 
Building,”  now  as  North  Hall.  A 
few  of  these  survive,  the  rest  having 
been  sacrificed  to  the  exigencies  of 
buildings,  terraces,  and  walks. 

In  view  of  the  increasing  importance 
of  forestry  as  a department  of  both 
State  and  National  Government,  would 
it  not  be  well  not  only  to  revive  the 
Class  Tree  Planting,  but  also  to  pro- 
vide some  special  practical  instruction 
in  the  principles  of  forestry?  This 
would  certainly  have  a great  value, 
both  educational  and  practical. 

It  was  for  many  years  a custom  to 
hold  chapel  exerches  both  morning  and 
evening,  at  which  times  interesting 
topics  of  the  day  were  discussed  by 
some  member  of  the  Faculty,  or  by 
students  appointed  for  that  duty.  At 


one  time  the  “morning  lectures”  by 
the  members  of  the  Senior  class  were 
a very  attractive  feature,  even  to  per- 
sons not  members  of  the  School. 

For  several  years,  a course  of  free 
lectures  was  maintained  for  the  bene- 
fit of  students,  the  list  of  lecturers 
containing  such  names  as  Rev.  Thomas 
K.  Beecher.  Hon.  H.  W.  Williams, 
Dr.  A.  W.  Cowles,  President  of  El- 
mira College;  Dr.  T.  S.  Up  DeGraff, 
Prof.  D.  R.  Ford,  of  Elmira  College; 
Dr.  S.  0.  Gleason,  Dr.  John  H. 
French,  Dr.  E.  P.  Allen,  and  many 
others,  representing  an  exceptionally 
talented  class. 

The  students  of  the  Normal  before 
and  during  the  seventies  were,  as  a 
class,  older  than  those  of  the  present 
time.  Many  were  experienced  teach- 
ers who  came  to  the  Normal  to  im- 
prove their  professional  equipment. 
They  were  earnest,  energetic,  faithful, 
and  many  of  them  fill  positions  of 
which  they  may  justly  be  proud. 

The  elementary  course  of  the  period 
was,  in  scope,  much  like  that  which 
preceded  the  present  three  years’ 
course.  It  was  stronger  in  mathema- 
tics, and  perhaps  in  some  other  re- 
spects; but  did  not  include  Latin. 
The  State  Board  Examinations  were 
all  oral;  and  candidates  for  graduation 
required  to  pass  an  examination  on  the 
entire  course  at  one  time.  This  may 
seem  unnecessarily  laborious  and  se- 
vere to  students  of  the  present  day ; 
but  it  at  least  had  the  merit  of  devel- 
oping thorough,  self-reliant  scholars. 


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The  old-time  Commencement  was  a 
very  different  affair  from  the  present 
one.  It  was  originally  held  in  the 
School  Chapel,  later  in  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  twice  at  least  in  Smythe 
Park.  Each  member  of  the  Class  was 
required  to  write  and  deliver  an  orig- 
inal oration  or  essay.  When  the 
classes  became  too  large  for  this,  the 
speakers  were  elected  either  by  the 
Class  or  by  the  Faculty.  I am  informed 
that  the  custom  is  still  observed  in  at 
least  one  of  the  oldest  and  largest 
Normal  Schools  of  the  State. 

I trust  that  in  these  random  recol- 
lections I have  not,  in  any  objection- 
able sense,  seemed  to  be  “laudator 
temporis  acti.”  The  giant  oak  is 
made  possible  only  by  the  acorn,  and 
the  wonderful  achievements  of  to-day 
are  the  result  of  the  humble  labors 
and  modest  successes  of  the  past. 


Mrs.  Jane  Allen. 

The  death  of  Mrs.  Jane  Allen,  wife 
of  a former  Principal  of  this  school, 
occurred  on  Feb.  21 , 1912,  and,  though 
it  has  been  noted  before  in  the  “Quar- 
terly,” deserves  special  mention  in  the 
Anniversary  number  because  of  her 
part  in  the  earlier  development  of  the 
school  when  she  faithfully  shared  her 
husband’s  labors  and  interests. 

Prof.  F.  A.  Allen  came,  with  his 
wife,  from  the  Chester  County  Acad- 
emy at  West  Chester,  Pa.,  in  the 


summer  of  1864  to  assume  the  duties 
of  the  Principalship  of  this  school. 

In  two  separate  terms,  ’64-’69  and 
77-’80,  this  service  was  rendered. 
The  first  term  may  be  classed  in  “The 
Pioneer  Period”  so  scarce  were  funds 
and  so  great  was  the  need.  The  sec- 
ond may  be  included  in  “The  Forma- 
tive Period,”  when  great  difficulties 
having  been  overcome  and  foundations 
having  been  well  laid,  a more  thorough 
organization  and  more  ideal  spirit  be- 
came possible — and  were  nobly  real- 
ized. 

Mrs.  Allen’s  steadfast  spirit  and 
quaint  humor,  escaping  in  unexpected 
and  witty  expressions,  made  her  an 
ideal  companion  for  a worker  in  those 
strenuous  days,  and  the  news  of  her 
death  brought  a sense  of  loss  to  many 
outside  of  her  family. 

Two  children,  Fred  M.  Allen,  now 
Principal  of  the  Allen  Business  Col- 
lege, Hamilton,  Ohio,  and  Mrs.  Stella 
Allen  Ely,  wife  of  Mr.  Fred  Ely  of 
Mansfield,  survive,  also  a brother  to 
Prof.  Allen — Mr.  L.  Fenton  Allen — a 
former  steward  of  this  school. 

At  the  chapel  service  on  the  day  of 
Mrs.  Allen’s  funeral,  the  Principal 
paid  a fitting  tribute  to  the  memory  of 
Prof,  and  Mrs.  Allen  (Prof.  Allen  died 
in  ’80)  and  reminded  the  students  of 
the  debt  of  gratitude  they  owe  to  the 
men  and  women  who  wrought  so  ably 
in  the  early  days  to  secure  the  benefits 
that  they  now  enjoy. 


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SCHOOL  SONGS 


ANNIVERSARY  SONG. 

Air— “FAIR  HARVARD.” 

Fair  Mansfield,  we  now  to  thy  Jubilee  throng-, 
And,  with  blessings,  surrender  thee  o’er. 

By  the-se  festival  rites,  from  the  age  that  is  past. 
To  the  age  that  is  waiting  before. 

Oh,  relic  and  type  of  thy  founders’  desire 
That  has  long  kept  their  memory  warm. 

Oh,  fruit  of  their  toiling  and  star  of  their  hope. 
Bright  rising  through  calm  and  through  storm! 

To  thy  halls  we  were  led  in  the  bloom  of  our 
youth. 

From  the  home  of  our  earlier  years. 

When  our  fathers  had  warned  and  our  mothers 
had  prayed. 

And  had  blessed  us  through  fast  falling  tears; 
Thou  then  wert  our  parent,  the  nurse  of  our  soul. 
We  were  nurtured  and  moulded  by  thee. 

Till,  freighted  with  treasure  of  knowledge  and 
hope. 

We  were  launched  upon  Destiny’s  sea. 

Now,  as  pilgrims,  we  come  to  re-visit  thy  shrine. 
On  the  morn  of  thy  glad  Jubilee, 

And,  with  kindlings  of  spirit  at  memory’s  flame. 
Pledge  anew  our  allegiance  to  thee.t  j 
Here  the  good  and  the  great  in  the  years  that 
are  gone. 

Consecrated  to  labor  and  care. 

Poured  the  oil  of  their  love  on  the  fire  of  their 
zeal. 

That  thy  name  might  be  honored  and  fair. 

Farewell ! Be  thy  destinies  honored  and  bright. 
While  thy  children  thy  motto  defend. 

And,  through  “Character,  Scholarship,  Cul- 
ture,” prepare 

For  “ Service,”  man’s  worthiest  end  ; 

Nor  let  Wisdom  out- worn,  moor  thy  bark  to  its 
side 

As  the  curr-ut  of  Progress  glides  by,— 

Be  the  Bearer  of  Bight  and  the  Herald  of  Lore 
While  the  red  and  the  black  wave  on  high. 

Adapted  from  “Pair  Harvard”  for  Mansfield 
Senai-CenteMaial,  1912. 


ALMA  MATER. 

Air— “ANNIE  EISEE.” 

Far  above  Tioga’s  waters 
With  their  silver  sheen. 

Stands  our  noble  Alma  Mater, 

On  her  shaded  green. 

CHORUS 

Eift  the  chorus,  sing  her  praises, 

Over  hill  and  dale. 

Hail  to  thee,  our  Alma  Mater, 

Normal,  hail ! all  hail ! 

By  the  purple  hills  encompassed, — 
Guardians  of  her  fame, — 

Mansfield  standeth  crowned  with  honor — 
Hail  her  stainless  name! 

Blest  by  love  of  all  her  children. 

Nothing  can  she  lack  ; 

See  her  colors  proudly  waving. 

Hail — the  Red  and  Black  ! 

Adapted  from  Cornell  Song. 


MARCHING  SONG. 

Air-“BRIGHTEY  GEEAMS  OUR  BANNER” 

Brightly  gleams  our  banner. 

Floating  toward  the  sky. 

Gladly  will  we  follow 
Where  our  colors  fly; 

Red  and  black  are  waving. 

Music  fills  the  air. 

Onward  we  are  marching 
’Neath  our  colors  fair. 

CHORUS 

Brightly  gleams  the  banner, 

Floating  toward  the  sky, 

Gladly  will  we  follow 
Where  our  colors  fly. 

Heart  to  heart  united 
In  a mutual  love, 

Ain  a Mnter’s  children 
Their  devotion  prove; 


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Keeping  step  together, 
Facing  toward  the  light, 
Onward  we  are  marching 
’Neath  our  colors  bright. 

Alma  Mater’s  praises 
Sound  on  every  tongue 
Like  a mighty  chorus 
On  the  breezes  flung. 

We  her  loyal  children 
Pledge  our  love  anew, — 
Everywhere  and  always 
She  shall  find  us  true. 


SERVICE  SONG. 

Air-“GLORY,  GLORY,  HALLELUJAH.” 

Across  the  night  of  ignorance, 

Across  the  cloud  of  shame. 

The  crimson  hue  of  sacrifice 
Doth  glow  with  living  flame; 

Our  brothers  perish  in  the  dark. 

Our  loving  help  they  claim, — 

They  claim  the  light  of  life. 

CHORUS 

“Give,  oh  give”!  the  world  is  crying, 

Hear  the  student-band  replying, 

“ In  a sacrifice  undying. 

We  give  the  light  of  ;ife.” 

From  out  the  gloom  of  discontent. 

From  out  the  shade  of  vice. 

From  sorrow’s  pall  vve  hear  the  call,— 

The  call  to  sacrifice  ; 

Our  noblest  deed,  our  fullest  self 
7/e  give,  nor  count  the  price, — 

We  give  the  light  of  life. 

The  time  of  youth  is  holy  time. 

The  preparation  hour, — 

The  work  befitting  every  soul 
That  seeks  the  world  to  dower  ; 

There  must  be  something  great  to  spend 
E’er  sacrifice  have  power 
To  give  the  light  of  life. 

The  “ message  of  red-and-black.” 


PLEDGE  SONG. 

Air— “DEAREST  MAE.” 

We  love  the  stately  halls  that  rear 
Their  towers  high  in  air. 


No  name  as  Mansfield  half  so  dear 
No  Normal  half  so  fair ; 

Her  sons  in  chorus  chant  her  praise, 
Her  daughters  make  rej^ly. 

The  red  and  black  aloft  they  raise 
To  float  against  the  sk.v. 

CHORUS 

Our  love,  our  love  to  thee ! 

Our  loyal  love  to  thee  ! 

Thy  honored  name  we  proudly  claim. 
And  pledge  our  love  to  thee. 

We  love  the  quiet  shaded  streets 
By  mild  Tioga’s  flow’. 

The  hillside  curve  which  gently  meets 
The  sunset’s  golden  glow’, — 

But  better  far  we  love  the  life 
To  which  our  Normal  calls. 

The  brotherhood  of  friendly  strife 
Within  her  shelt’ring  walls. 

We’ll  win  for  her  a fair  renown 
Like  children  of  the  past. 

Like  them,  our  Alma  Mater  crown 
With  pride  while  life  shall  last ; 

And  while  w’e  seek  the  laurel  wreath 
In  corridors  of  fame. 

Our  lips  in  love  shall  fondly  breathe 
Her  dear  and  honored  name. 


NORMAL  SONG. 

Air— “MARYLAND,  MY  MARYLAND.’^ 

Long  ago  she  rose  and  stood 
In  a quiet  valley. 

Girt  about  by  hill  and  wood 
Where  the  sunbeams  rallj’. 

CHORUS 

Normal,  Normal,  tried  atid  true. 

We  will  love  thee  ever, 

Alma  Mater,  fair  to  view. 

We’ll  forget  thee  never! 

Here  are  shaded  w’alks  of  green. 

Streams  where  lie  I'eflccted 

Waving  boughs  '\:id  skies  serene. 

By  the  stars  protected. 

This  is  where  the  student  band 

Drinks  from  Learning’s  fountain,. 

By  the  pleasant  breezes  fanned. 

Blown  from  Wisdom’s  mountain. 

Adapted  from  Holyoke  Song. 


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FAREWELL  SONG. 

Air— “TRAMP,  TRAMP,  TRAMP.” 

Ill  our  heart  of  hearts  we  dream, 

Alma  Mater,  now,  of  thee. 

Of  the  bright  and  happy  halls  so  long  our  home ; 
Swift  the  passing  seasons  seem 
Of  our  youthful  liberty. 

Undisturbed  by  sterner  duties  soon  to  come. 
CHORUS 

Alma  Mater!  Alma  Mater  ! 

How  the  words  our  spirits  thrill. 

As,  beneath  the  black  and  red, 

Lo,  we  stand  with  bow-ed  head, 

Doing  homage  to  the  school  upon  the  hill. 

Thou  hast  been  a mother  fond, 

Thou  hast  been  a guardian  true. 

Thou  hast  set  our  feet  upon  the  upward  way  ; 
Glad  we  own  the  gracious  bond, 

Glad  our  filial  vows  renew, — 

Pledging  loyalty  for  every  coming  day. 

Now  the  time  has  come  to  part 
From  these  comrades  true  and  tried. 

Other  scenes  to  enter,  other  friendships  form  ; 
Treasured  deep  within  the  heart 
Shall  these  happy  hours  abide. 

In  affection  folded  ’gainst  a world  of  storm. 


PRAISE  SONG. 

Air— “DARTMOUTH,  OUR  DARTMOUTH;’’ 

Normal',  our  Normal ! 

Thy  name  is  ever  dear, 

Thy  memory  to  us  near, 

Where’er  we  be; 

Thou — mother  fair  to  view, 

Thou— guardian  wise  and  true. 

Thy  name  doth  e’er  renew 
Our  love  to  thee. 

Normal,  our  Normal  ! 

Thine  is  a noble  site. 

Hill,  wood  and  stream  unite 
To  grace  the  scene ; 

There  thro’  the  autumn’s  glow, 

There  thro’  the  winter’s  snow, 

There  thro’  spring’s  green  we  know 
Thou  stand’st  serene. 

Normal,  our  Normal  ! 

Uoyal  are  we  to  thee ; 

Thy  honors  ours  shall  be, 

Ours  to  maintain. 

Mansfield  shall  be  our  pride, 

Mansfield,  Tioga’s  bride, 

Dearer  than  all  beside, — 

“Mother  of  Men.” 

Adapted  from  Dartmouth  Song. 


I SC  I PL  I NE  is  the  first  step  in  efficiency, 
and  discipline  comes  from  a wise  selection 
of  men  whose  welfare  is  made  as  important  as  the 
enterprise  itself. — McQuilkin. 


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SCHOOL  NEWS 


State  Board  Echoes. 

It  is  always  gratifying  to  announce 
results  when  they  are  eminently  satis- 
factory ones.  The  Quarterly  has  this 
pleasure  once  more  in  speaking  of  the 
outcome  of  the  recent  State  Board  Ex- 
aminations. 

As  has  been  true  in  previous  years, 
the  members  of  the  Board  were,  to  a 
man,  profoundly  impressed  with  the 
splendid  spirit  of  the  student-body. 
Their  uniform  courtesy,  promptness, 
neatness,  and  fairness,  did  not  escape 
notice,  and  flattering  indeed  were  the 
oft-expressed  remarks  as  to  the  high 
moral  plane  upon  which  everything 
connected  with  the  school  was  done. 

That  this  is  not  merely  a sentimental 
condition,  but  an  educative  one  in 
the  best  sense,  is  seen  in  the  fact  that 
all  candidates  presented  to  the  Board 
were  passed  without  hesitation,  and 
that  the  number  of  conditions  imposed 
was  so  small  as  to  be  quite  negligible. 

In  further  corroboration  of  the 
claim  that  the  scholarship  at  Mans- 
field is  kept  high,  we  may  add  that 
the  year  brought  forth  thirty-one 
honor  students,  and  eighty  credit  stu- 
dents - and  all  this  from  a faculty 
which  gives  a mark  of  ninety  per  cent, 
only  when  a pupil  has  fully  earned  it. 


(Honor  students  are  those  who  have 
earned,  in  the  entire  year’s  work,  an 
average  of  at  least  ninety  per  cent ; 
credit  students,  between  eighty-five 
and  ninety  per  cent.) 

That  we  believe  fully  in  the  old 
adage  that  “all  work  and  no  play 
makes  Jack  a dull  boy,”  is  seen  in  the 
“Calendar  of  Pleasant  Events”  pub- 
lished elsewhere  in  this  issue ; and,  we 
might  add,  these  honor  and  credit  stu- 
dents were  among  those  who  enjoyed 
them  to  the  utmost. 


Eliza  J.  Boyce. 

It  is  certain  that,  among  our  Alumni, 
no  name  is  better  known  than  that  of 
Miss  Eliza  J.  Boyce  who,  this  year, 
severs  her  connection  with  this  school 
after  twenty-four  consecutive  years  of 
service,— the  longed  term  of  faculty- 
work  in  the  school’s  history.  Not 
only  is  Miss  Boyce  well-known,  but 
she  is  affectionately  known  by  hun- 
dreds whom  she  has  helped  and  en- 
couraged during  their  school-course, 
and  there  are  very  many  who  feel  they 
owe  some  of  the  be^  things  in  their 
lives  to  the  ideals  she  inculcated  and 
the  courage  she  inspired. 

Hers  has,  indeed,  been  a guiding- 


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hand  during  all  the  years,  not  only  in 
the  class-room  where  her  pedagogical 
skill  trained  so  many  young  teachers 
for  their  life-work,  but  in  every  avenue 
of  school-acftivity,  — social,  cultural 
and  religious. 

During  the  pad!  year  she  has  done 
the  work  of  Preceptress  in  connection 
with  full  class-room  duties,  and  has 
also  carried  the  hoCtess-ship  of  the 
school  dining-room,  doing  both  in  a 
highly  admirable  and  effective  manner. 
It  is  the  universal  verdict  of  those 
within  the  school  that,  never,  in  either 
relation,  have  things  gone  more 
smoothly,  in  spite  of  the  faCt  that  the 
school  was  never  before  so  large. 

There  is  something  about  her  which 
inspires  young  people  to  live  up  to 
their  be^,  and  if,  as  is  but  human, 
they  sometimes  fall  below  it,  her 
method  of  treating  the  situation 
quickly  brings  realization  and  re- 
newed effort. 

Miss  Boyce  has,  at  various  times, 
taught  English  branches  in  the  Nor- 
mal School  and  also  Applied  Pedagogy 
to  the  Seniors,  both  with  notable 
success,  but  the  bulk  of  her  teaching 
has  been  in  the  Model  School  where, 
as  critic-teacher  for  many  years,  as 
Principal  in  the  interim  of  Mrs.  Mary 
A.  Jenks’  absence  (’03-’09)  and  as 
Associate  Principal  since  her  return, 
she  has  done  moCt  able  supervising 
work  for  the  Seniors  and  the  classes 
under  them. 

Miss  Boyce  is  an  alumnus  of  the 
school  as  well  as  a faculty-member. 


and  Mansfield  may  well  congratulate 
herself  upon  such  a product. 

Miss  Boyce  has  accepted  a position 
as  Preceptress  and  teacher  of  English 
in  the  Hamilton  School  for  Girls, 
Washington,  D.  C., — a position  for 
which  she  is  admirably  fitted,  and  to 
which  the  mo^  ardent  good  wishes  of 
her  colleagues  at  Mansfield  and  of  the 
^udent-body  accompany  her. 

Among  the  many  gifts  with  which 
her  friends  sought  to  express  their 
regret  at  losing  her,  is  a handsome 
silver  loving-cup,  suitably  engraved, 
presented  by  the  pupils  of  the  Model 
School. 

This  article  cannot  more  fitly  close 
than  with  the  following  extract  from 
Dr.  S.  H.  Albro’s  paper  in  the 
“Quarterly”  for  April,  1905,  on  “The 
Faculty  of  the  Nineties,”  in  which  he 
says:  “Eliza  J.  Boyce  was  with 
me  during  my  whole  residence  in 
Mansfield,  and  was  my  greatest  sup- 
port. She  was  a fine  teacher  and 
excellent  manager  of  school-affairs. 
But,  more  than  that,  her  personal 
dignity  and  refined  manners,  and  her 
excellent  judgment  made  her  life  and 
services  to  the  school  invaluable.  She 
was  my  adviser  when  in  doubt  and 
perplexity,  and  her  advice  was  in- 
variably sound.” 


L M.  Gayman. 
Mansfield  suffers  another  loss  in 
her  Anniversary  year  in  the  going  of 
Prof.  I.  M.  Gayman,  for  the  la^ 


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seventeen  years  in  charge  of  the 
Science  Department,  and,  for  the  la^ 
ten  years,  Vice-Principal. 

Prof.  Gayman  is  an  Alumnus  of 
Lafayette  College  and  came  to  Mans- 
field after  several  years  of  successful 
teaching  experience — a success  which 
he  has  notably  maintained  throughout 
all  his  ^ay  with  us. 

No  ^udent  who  has  been  in  his 
classes  has  gone  away  with  a vague  or 
glimmering  conception  of  the  work 
presented.  The  ideals  have  always 
been  high  and  the  department  has 
held  to  a high  grade  of  efficiency  — so 
recognized  not  only  in  the  school  but 
also  by  the  State  Department  of 
Education. 

To  Prof.  Cayman’s  quiet  force  and 
conservative  good  judgment  many  of 
the  mo^t  excellent  things  that  char- 
acterize Mansfield  are  due.  If  any 
single  word  out  of  the  many  which 
might  be  chosen,  mo^l  fitly  character- 
izes his  true  spirit,  as  seen  and  recog- 
nized by  those  who  have  known  him 
longest  and  be^‘,  it  is  the  word 
“ju^ice.” 

Many  indents  who  have  occasion- 
ally felt  his  class-room  regime  over- 
strict , are,  unknown  to  themselves, 
indebted  to  him  for  exceptionally  fair 
and  balanced  judgments,  as  expressed 
in  Faculty-meetings,  and  no  man  has 
been  more  willing  than  he  to  give 
individual  help,  vdien  needed,  both 
pedagogical  and  social. 

In  his  work  as  Vice-Principal,  his 
decisions  have  been  well-considered 


and  sound,  and  there  has  never  had 
to  be  a reversal  of  an  unfair  or  a 
ha^y  judgment. 

In  the  “Quarterly”  for  April,  1905, 
in  an  article  entitled  “The  Faculty 
of  the  Nineties,”  Dr.  S.  H.  Albro 
says:  “I.M.  Gayman  was  a jewel 
of  tru^ worthiness ; kind,  faithful, 
conscientious.  He  did  great  things 
for  the  Scientific  Department.” 

The  regrets  and  be^  wishes  of  the 
Faculty  and  Ctudent-body,  which  have 
already  been  expressed  in  various 
ways,  one  form  being  the  gift  of  a 
beautiful  silver  loving-cup  by  the 
Delphic  Fraternity,  accompany  Prof, 
Gayman  to  his  new  field  of  labor  in 
the  Verm.ont  Academy,  Saxton’s  River, 
Vt., — a College  Preparatory  School 
for  Boys,  in  which  he  will  have  charge 
of  the  Department  of  Science. 


The  Track  Meet. 

Never  did  the  school  “line  up” 
more  enthusiastically  than  on  the 
evening  of  May  1 , v/hen  they  marched 
in  a body,  to  the  depot,  to  greet  the 
Mansfield  Relay  Team  returning  vic- 
torious from  tlie  Interscholastic  Meet 
at  Franklin  Field,  U.  P.,  Philadel- 
phia. 

The  event  was  the  one-mile  relay 
race  between  schools  of  the  Normal 
class,  the  time  being  3 minutes  45  3-5 
seconds. 

The  members  of  the  team — Stephen 
Moran,  Harry  Carter,  Orson  and 
Francis  Gallup,  and  Leon  Rockwell 


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(substitute)  with  Coach  Gardiner, 
were  escorted  to  the  Gymnasium, 
where,  amid  much  enthusiasm,  the 
trophies  were  displayed,  impromptu 
speeches  made,  school-songs  sung,  and 
a general  “good  time”  enjoyed  by  all. 

Mansfield  made  her  entry  at  the 
last  possible  date  and  after  the  pen- 
nant was  prepared,  which  accounts  for 
the  absence  of  the  name,  in  the  cut, 
an  error  since  corrected.  The  pen- 
nant remains  with  the  school;  the  sil- 
ver loving-cups  are  the  property  of 
the  individual  runners. 


The  Visits  of  Cupid. 

Cupid,  who  has  a fashion  of  thin- 
ning our  ranks,  each  year,  aimed  his 
arrow,  this  time,  at  Miss  Ruth  E. 
Broughton,  for  the  la^  three  years  in 
charge  of  the  English  Department  of 
the  school. 

In  anticipation  of  Miss  Broughton’s 
expelled  marriage,  the  ladies  of  the 
faculty,  to  all  of  whom  she  had  en- 
deared herself,  gave  her  a “Variety 
Shower  ” on  the  Saturday  afternoon 
preceding  Commencement. 

Misses  Putnam  and  Seaman  were 
the  lionesses  of  the  occasion,  which 
was  held  in  the  rooms  of  the  former 
on  third  floor.  North  Hall. 

A profusion  of  daisies  made  beau- 
tiful decoration  and  a charmingly 
informal  program  gave  the  gue^s  an 
afternoon  long  to  be  remembered. 

Dainty  refreshments  were  served 
and  the  good  wishes  of  all  present 


were  expressed  in  the  form  of  gifts 
suitable  for  the  home  of  the  prospec- 
tive bride. 

It  is  rumored  that  the  year  Miss 
Seaman  expedts  to  spend  at  her  home 
in  St.  Johnsville,  N.  Y.,  and  which 
deprives  us  of  her  valuable  services, 
is  in  preparation  for  a similar  happy 
event. 


But,  this  year,  Cupid  evidently 
made  an  effort  to  “even”  matters  for 
us  by  giving  as  well  as  taking. 

Only  a few  were  in  the  secret  of 
Prof.  Zerbe’s  absence  during  “State 
Board  Week,”  and  so  there  was  very 
general  surprise  when  he  returned,  at 
its  close,  accompanied  by  a beautiful 
young  bride. 

Such  news  travels  swiftly — and,  in 
the  short  time  elapsing  between  the 
arrival  of  the  “noon-train”  and  the 
dinner  hour,  a spontaneous  reception 
had  arranged  itself  in  North  Hall 
corridor,  where  the  indents  gathered 
in  a body  and  sang  “Here  Comes  the 
Bride”  as  Prof,  and  Mrs.  Zerbe 
appeared. 

In  response  to  the  call  for  “Speech,” 
Prof.  Zerbe  thanked  the  indents  for 
their  cordial  greeting  and  introduced 
Mrs;  Zerbe  ; then  they  accompanied 
Miss  Boyce  to  the  dining-room,  fol- 
lowed by  the  ^udent-body.  A 
charadteri^ic  South  Hall  reception 
was  the  event  of  a later  evening. 

Mrs.  Zerbe  was  Miss  Kathleen 
Mullen,  of  Tyrone,  Pa. 


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Altho’  Prof.  Zerbe  has  been  with 
tis  only  a year,  he  has  won  golden 
opinions  for  himself  and  his  work, 
and  his  young  bride  is  warmly 
welcomed. 


School  Organizations. 

Space  forbids  more  than  a mention 
of  the  school-organizations  in  this 
special  issue,  yet,  without  such  a 
mention,  a vital  portion  of  our  school- 
life  would  go  un-noted. 

Suffice  it  to  say — that  the  two 
Fraternities — Philalethean  and  Del- 
phic,— and  the  two  Sororities,  Agon- 
ian  and  Clionian,  and  the  Athenaean 
Society,  have,  during  the  year,  pre- 
sented both  private  and  public  pro- 
grams of  intrinsic  value  and  have 
entertained  at  various  social  events 
of  much  charm,  displaying  throughout, 
a sane  and  wholesome  school-spirit. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  Y.  W.  C.  A. 
have  had  a large  membership,  and 
have  been  valuable  fadtors  in  school- 
life  upon  its  moft  inspiring  side. 

The  usual  Fraternity  Banquets  were 
held  during  Commencement  Week, 
the  Delphics  making  special  emphasis 
upon  completing  the  second  cycle  of 
the  number  7,  which  is  the  signal  for 
the  return  of  Charter  Members,  a 
large  number  of  whom  were  present. 

As  usual,  also,  the  Y.  M.  and  Y. 
W.  C.  A.  dispensed  ice-cream  in  the 
library  after  the  evening  entertain- 
ments, thus  securing  a sum  devoted 
to  the  promotion  of  their  work. 


A Calendar  of  Pleasant  Events. 

1911-1912 

Y.  W.  C.  A.  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Lawn 
Reception. 

Phil-Agonian  Reception. 
Delphic-Ciionian  “Welcome.” 
Athenaean  “At  Home.” 

Thanksgiving  Dinner  — Guests  of 
Honor:  The  Board  of  Trustees. 
Hallowe’en  Masquerade. 

Athenaean  Christmas  Program,  pre- 
senting “Holly  Tree  Inn.” 
Christmas  Cantata  and  Carols  (Music 
Department) . 

Christmas  Tree. 

Model  School  Christmas  Program — 
“Is  There  A Santa  Claus?” 
Entertainment  Course: 

1.  The  Fellows  Concert  Co. 

2.  Dr.  J.  W.  Goodsell— “With  Peary 
on  the  Dash  for  the  Pole.” 

3.  Dr.  Byron  Piatt — “The  Mass  Against 
the  Man.” 

4.  Wm.  Sterling  Battis —Monologue  — 
“Nicholas  Nickleby.  ” 

5.  The  Orphean  Musical  Club 

Evangelistic  Addresses —Rev.  Ward 
Mosher. 

Dramatized  presentation  of  “Miles 
Standish” — Elocution  Department 
Addresses  by  delegates  to  Layman’s 
Missionary  Convention,  M.  E. 
Church,  Mansfield. 

Washington’s  Birthday  Program — 
Philalethean  Fraternity. 

Addresses  by  Y.  W.  and  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Visiting  Secretaries. 

Agonian  Public  Program 
Address  by  Miss  Nellie  Yaba,  India. 
Delphic-Ciionian  Public  Program, 
presenting  “Every woman.” 


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Report  on  “Christian  Conservation 
Congress’ ’ by  the  Principal. 

Senior  Rhetoricals. 

Y.  W.  and  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Prayer  Meet- 
ings, each  Thursday,  6:15-7  p.  m. 

Organ  Recitals — Director  of  Music. 

Recitals  by  pupils  of  Conservatory  of 
Music. 

Recitals  by  pupils  of  Department  of 
Expression. 

Vesper  Talks  by  Principal  and  others, 
each  Sabbath  evening,  6-7  p.  m. 

Y.  W.  and  Y.  W.  C.  A.  Bible  Classes, 
Sabbath  mornings  8:15-9:00. 

Football  Season. 

Basket-ball  Season. 

Base-ball  Season. 

Indoor  Athletic  Meet — February. 

Inter-scholastic  Track-Meet,  Franklin 
Field,  University  of  Pennsylvania. 
(Pennant  and  cups  won  by  Mans- 
field Team.) 

Annual  School  Opera, — “Erminie.” 

“Gym  Socials,”  Monday  and  Friday 
evenings,  6:30-7  o’clock. 

Annual  School  Play,— “The  Butter- 
flies.” 

Presentation  of  Gifts  from  Classes  and 
Cast  of  Play. 

Ago-Clio  Porch  Party. 

Memorial  Day  Sermon  — G.  A.  R., 
Alumni  Hail. 

Arklin  Symposium  (illustrated  Master- 
pieces of  art) 

Address  on  the  Blind. 

State  Board  Addresses. 

Commencement  Events. 

All  these  events  have  been  open  to 

all  students  (tho’  not  all  free.)  Many 


other  literary  and  social  group-events 
have  been  enjoyed. 


Notes 

In  response  to  an  invitation  from 
the  Peace  Committee  of  Philadelphia 
Yearly  Meeting  of  Friends,  a number 
of  our  seniors  v.^rote  essays  on  some 
phase  of  the  mordern  peace  movement. 

Dr.  Jesse  H.  Holmes  of  Swarthmore 
College,  Pa.,  offered  a prize  of  ten 
dollars  for  the  best  essay,  and  this  was 
awarded,  by  a committee  of  three,  to 
Mr.  Leon  H,  Rockwell.  The  subject 
of  his  essay  was,  “International  Peace 
and  Arbitration.”  It  will  be  pub- 
lished in  a later  issue,  as  will  also  the 
class  oration  on  “The  Boy  Scout 
Movement,”  by  Clarence  Lusch. 

The  cover  of  the  Semi-Centennial 
number  of  the  Quarterly  was  chosen  in 
compliment  to  the  school-colors,  red- 
and-black  and  to  the  colors  of  1912, 
red-and-gray. 

Officers  of  Alumni  Association, 
1912-1913 

President — W.  R.  Longstreet 

Vice-President —W.  V/.  Allen. 

Recording  Secretary— Mrs.  L.  B. 
Shaw. 

Record  Keeper  and  Treasurer  —Mrs. 
R.  C.  Longbothum. 

Executive  Committee 

Edwin  Coles,  Edith  S.  Jones,  Chas. 
M.  Elliott,  Mrs.  Amos  Reese,  Nettie 
Shepard. 


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DR.  SIMON  B,  ELLIOTT 


Quarterly 


Mansfield  Normal  School 


THE  HISTORICAL  ADDRESS 


Complying  with  a request  to  give  a 
historic  survey  of  this  Institution  from 
its  inception  to  the  present  time,  it 
will  be  my  endeavor  to  set  forth  how 
it  originated,  what  were  the  aims  of 
its  founders,  how  the  struggle  to  erect 
and  furnish  the  buildings  was  carried 
on,  something  of  the  sacrifices  that 
were  made,  how  well  its  educational 
progress  has  met  the  aims  and  desires 
of  those  who  so  arduously  labored  for 
its  up-building,  to  whom  credit  be- 
longs for  its  marvelous  success,  and  a 
few  suggestions  concerning  its  future. 

I take  it  for  granted  that  I have  been 
chosen  to  present  this  survey  for  the 
reason  that  of  all  those  who  began  the 
work  and  continued  therein  through 
the  most  discouraging  and  critical 
period  of  its  history,  I only  am  alive. 

We  are  here  to  celebrate  the  fiftieth 
anniversary  of  its  recognition  as  a 
State  Normal  School.  Fifty  years 
represents  a long  period  inhuman  life, 
but  I began  almost  fifty-eight  years 
ago — it  will  be  that  next  month — to 
labor  for  what  has  resulted  in  the 
establishment  of  this  important  and 
magnificent  Institution.  Of  all  v/ho 
began  as  officials  or  even,  as  I believe, 
as  original  stockholders,  I “ am  the 
last  leaf  on  the  tree.”  It  was  my 
fortune  to  be  among  the  officers,  that 
of  Secretary,  chosen  at  the  creation  of 

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its  official  life.  This  was  on  Decem- 
ber 31st,  1854.  At  the  next  annual 
meeting  I was  chosen  as  a trustee,  and 
from  that  time  on  until  I removed 
from  the  county  in  1883,  I was — with 
the  exception  of  one  year — a trustee, 
either  on  the  part  of  the  stockholders, 
or  on  the  part  of  the  State,  or  presi- 
dent of  the  board— the'  latter  service 
extending  over  twelve  years.  I give 
these  facts  only  for  the  purpose  of 
showing  my  opportunities  through 
personal  experience  for  a full  knowl- 
edge of  its  history  up  to  the  date 
named  of  my  departure  from  your 
midst;  and  I will  add  that  since  that 
time  I have  endeavored  to  keep  in 
touch  with  its  career  of  usefulness, 
which  fact  your  Principals,  the  Trus- 
tees and  the  State  Superintendents  of 
Public  Instruction  will  verify. 

In  saying  all  this  I do  not  m.ean  to 
be  understood  that  I alone  played  an 
important  part  in  its  history,  for  that 
was  not  the  fact.  Many  others  were, 
in  their  way,  as  useful  as  I,  some  of 
whom  took  a part  which  I could  not 
have  filled.  We  all  worked  in  our 
allotted  spheres,  and  my  position  hap- 
pened to  be  one  that  came  most  prom- 
inently before  the  public,  and  my 
longer  length  of  life  has  given  me,  at 
this  time,  this  prominence.  With  the 
foregoing  by  way  of  introduction,  I 
will  now  take  up  the  task  assigned  me. 

When  the  establishment  of  an  edu- 
cational institution  here  was  first  con- 
templated there  had  been  no  practical 


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development  of  a Normal  School  sys- 
tem in  our  State,  a system  which  has 
proved  itself  of  incalculable  benefit  in 
preparing  teachers  for  the  common 
schools.  At  that  time  teachers  for 
the  common  schools  were  mainly 
drawn  from  the  ranks  of  the  students 
attending  them,  as  only  a few  had 
opportunity  of  attending  higher  ones, 
for  there  were  but  few  such  in  the 
country,  and  educational  streams,  like 
more  material  ones,  are  not  given  to 
flow  higher  than  their  source.  There 
were  but  two  academies  in  this  county, 
and  they  were  not  up  to  the  standard 
of  our  present  graded  schools.  One 
who  could  read  aloud  fairly  well,  spell 
well— yet  I believe  there  were  better 
spellers  among  the  teachers  of  the 
common  schools  of  that  time  than 
there  are.  to-day,  for  it  was  then 
looked  upon  as  a disgrace  for  a teacher 
to  be  a poor  speller— bound  his  or 
her  own  state,  name  a few  of  the 
largest  cities  of  the  world,  solve  a 
problem  in  simple  proportion,  name 
the  different  parts  of  speech  set  forth 
in  the  grammars,  write  a plain  hand, 
and  make  or  mend  a goose-quill  pen, 
was  deemed  competent  to  teach  a 
public  school.  I know  this  from  per- 
sonal experience,  having  been  a teacher 
for  four  years  in  this  vicinity,  and 
my  examination  did  not  call  for  all  I 
have  set  forth.  You  can  thus  see — 
and  the  founders  of  this  school  did 
sec  at  the  time— how  low  the  standard 
for  teachers  was  and  how  inadequate 
were  the  opportunities  to  elevate  it. 

Realizing  this  low  state  of  educa- 
tional opportunities,  the  founders  of 
the  school  from  which  this  present 
organization  sprung,  set  forth  to  es- 
tablish an  institution  in  our  midst 
where  better  opportunities  would  be 
afforded  not  only  for  teachers  but  for 
others  who  desired  more  knowledge 


than  could  be  obtained  through  the 
common  schools.  All  this  was  fully 
discussed  and  well  understood  by  the 
originators  of  the  enterprise,  but  when 
we  came  to  prepare  articles  of  incor- 
poration the  attorney  employed,  being 
himself  a college  graduate — but  none 
of  the  others  were — insisted  that  it  be 
given  a title  showing  that  there  could 
be  here  obtained  a “classical”  edu- 
cation. This  was  protested  against 
by  some  of  us,  for  we  claimed  that 
such  was  not  the  primary  or  most 
important  purpose  sought,  but  the  old 
theory  that  the  “classics”  were  the 
basis  of  all  important  knowledge  pre- 
vailed, and  the  name  given  it  was 
“ The  Mansfield  Classical  Seminary,” 
and  those  who  objected  v/ere  consoled 
with  the  truth  that  such  a name  could 
not  prevent  a more  practical  scheme 
being  carried  out,  and  it  fortunately 
has  been  carried  out  to  the  great  ad- 
vantage of  all.  Thus  can  be  seen 
what  was  the  real  purpose  of  the 
founders.  There  was  not  a classical 
scholar  among  them  all.  They  had 
no  more  use  for  the  “classics  ” than 
they  had  for  a last  year’s  almanac  or 
for  a two-year-old  robin’s  nest.  They 
were  content  to  read  their  Virgil  or 
Homer,  if  they  read  them  at  all,  in 
some  of  the  excellent  English  trans- 
lations. Nor  had  they  discovered, 
and  I doubt  if  any  one  can  now  dis- 
cover, that  strictly  classical  scholars 
are  any  more  useful  than  other  well- 
informed  persons.  They  had  no  faith 
in  an  aristocracy  of  education  which 
then  prevailed  to  a certain  extent, 
but  which  has  since  been  relegated, 
and  properly  so,  to  its  legitimate 
sphere,  and  which  now  finds  itself 
subordinate  to  other  branches  which 
experience  has  shown  to  be  more  use- 
ful in  these  practical  times. 

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the  educational  environment,  and  we 
will  now  take  into  consideration  what 
the  other  surroundings  were,  for  we 
cannot  correctly  judge  of  the  efforts 
and  achievements  unless  we  know 
what  the  conditions  were  under  which 
the  labor  was  performed. 

The  dearth  of  wealth  was  as  great 
as  that  of  educational  facilities.  The 
village  was  small  and  the  surrounding 
country  was  not  thickly  populated, 
nor  were  there  any  wealthy  people  re- 
siding here  or  in  the  vicinity,  and  it 
was  within  a radius  of  not  to  exceed 
five  miles  that  fully  nine-tenths  of  the 
funds  raised  by  subscription  for  the 
erection  of  the  building  that  burned 
and  the  one  subsequently  erected  in  its 
place,  now  known  as  the  South  Hall 
were  secured.  The  assessed  valuation 
of  all  the  property  in  the  Borough  of 
Mansfield  in  1858  was  only  $26,000, 
and  yet  the  people  in  the  territory 
named,  off  and  on,  gave  substantially 
that  amount  for  construction  and  some 
little  furnishing. 

About  $12,000  was  raised  for  the 
first  building  and  it  was  completed 
and  school  opened  on  the  7th  of  Janu- 
ary, 1857.  On  the  22nd  of  April  fol- 
lowing that  building  was  destroyed  by 
fire,  and  that  very  evening  the  people 
assembled  and  pledged  a trifle  over 
$4,000  additional  for  the  erection  of 
another  and  larger  one.  The  work  on 
the  new  building  was  soon  begun  and 
carried  on  under  many  difficulties, 
many  of  which  I related  in  an  address 
delivered  from  this  platform  some 
twelve  years  ago.  As  that  address 
was  published  it  will  not  be  advisable 
to  repeat  the  history  of  those  trials 
now,  but  the  memory  of  those  who 
bore  them  should  not  perish  from  the 
earth.  In  time,  and  after  many  de- 
lays and  disappointments,  the  South 
Hall  was  partly  completed  and  school 


opened  only  to  drag  along  in  a very 
unsatisfactory  manner  until  the  entire 
building  was  finished. 

By  this  time,  however,  the  Normal 
School  system  of  the  State— a system 
so  ably  planned  by  Dr.  Burroughs, 
then  State  Superintendent  of  Common 
Schools,  that  I have  always  wondered 
at  the  far-reaching  thought  of  its 
author— had  become  operative  and 
two  schools,  one  at  Millersville  and 
the  other  at  Edinboro,  had  been  rec- 
ognized under  it.  Here  at  last  was 
the  opportunity  of  the  founders  of  the 
school  to  realize  their  fondest  hopes 
and  make  it  a school  not  only  for  gen- 
eral education  but  especially  so  for  the 
preparation  of  teachers  for  the  com- 
mon schools  of  the  State.  I will  add, 
however,  that  before  any  action  was 
taken  in  this  line  1 had  fully  canvassed 
the  personnel  of  the  stockholders  and 
found  them  willing  to  give  the  whole 
property  to  the  State,  and  so  reported 
to  Gov.  Curtin,  who  could  not  be 
brought  to  recommend  its  acceptance. 
Failing  in  this,  proper  measures  were 
taken  and  on  the  1 2th  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1862,  it  became  the  State  Normal 
School  of  the  Fifth  District,  and  its 
name  was  changed  accordingly;  and 
then  began  a career  of  usefulness  that 
has  not  diminished  but  constantly  in- 
creased, and  I trust  will  continue  to 
grow  as  time  rolls  on.  A reference  to 
its  annual  catalogues  shows  the  gradual 
and  steady  increase  in  attendance,  and 
a summary  discloses  the  fact  that 
about  10,000  young  men  and  women 
have  attended,  and  its  graduates — in- 
cluding the  class  of  1912,  which  num- 
bers 130 — will  number  2,980,  and  at 
least  98  per  cent,  of  that  number  have, 
at  one  time  or  another,  been  engaged 
in  teaching,  or  are  of  class  of  1912  and 
expect  to  be.  And  here,  at  last  has 
come  the  gratification  of  the  most  ar- 

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dent  wishes  of  its  founders  and  the 
full  fruition  of  their  fondest  hopes. 
And  has  it  not  been  something  worth 
laboring  for?  It  has  been,  but  a sad- 
dening realization  of  it  comes  to  me 
that  1 alone  of  these  founders  am  left 
to  witness  it.  Where  are  those  who 
worked  with  me,  some  of  whom  once 
sat  on  this  platform  with  me?  They 
are  gone  but  their  work  lives  and  will 
continue  to  live  after  them.  Many  of 
them  lived  to  see  it  largely  successful, 
yet  none  but  I have  seen  the  fiftieth 
anniversary  of  its  new  birth.  Do  you 
marvel  that  I speak  feelingly  of  them? 
If  my  companions  in  this  enterprise 
had  not  labored  as  they  did  we  would 
not  be  here  to-day.  If  they  had  not 
been  willing  to  sacrifice,  if  need  be,  all 
their  worldly  goods;  if  they  had  not 
toiled,  and,  in  addition,  become  per- 
sonally responsible  for  sums  that,  if 
pressed  for  collection,  would  have 
swept  away  all  they  had  and  left  them 
still  involved  for  large  amounts,  there 
would  be  no  State  Normal  School  here 
now.  But  you  may  ask  what  has  this 
audience,  composed  as  it  is  mainly  of 
persons  who  never  knew  those  who  so 
toiled  and  sacrificed,  and  may  never 
even  heard  their  names,  to  do  with  such 
things?  It  has  this  to  do  with  them. 
Outside  of  its  material  results  the  v/ork 
that  these  people  did  should  be  an  ob- 
ject lesson  to  every  young  man  and 
woman  in  the  land,  and  especially  so  to 
those  who  have  already  received  and 
to  those  who,  in  the  future,  will  re- 
ceive its  benefits.  The  builders  of 
this  school  toiled  unselfishly  and  with- 
out hope  or  expectation  of  any  reward 
save  that  which  comes  from  a v/orthy 
act  well  done.  They  were  not  only 
zealous  but  were  strictly  honest  and 
because  of  that  honesty  of  purpose  and 
nobility  of  character  they  were  able  to 
...accom^plish  what  could  not  otherwise 


have  been  brought  about.  Only  once 
was  there  anything  done  in  the  man- 
agement of  the  enterprise, —and  that 
was  not  done  by  people  of  this  com- 
munity— that  was  not  strictly  honest 
and  upright.  That  exception  was  when 
some  non-residents  who  never  gave  a 
dollar  toward  the  erection  of  the  build- 
ings, or  for  any  other  proper  purpose 
connected  with  it,  sought  to  obtain 
control  and  ownership  for  themselves 
by  taking  advantage  of  our  inability  to 
meet  claims  that  had  long  been  mature 
but  which  the  owners  themselves  never 
pushed  for  collection.  These  outsid- 
ers secured  options  on  the  claims  at  a 
ridicuously  low  rate  by  representing 
that  it  was  in  the  interest  of  the  school 
that  they  were  seeking  them  and  se- 
cretly secured  proxies  from  unsuspect- 
ing stockholders,  and  at  the  annual 
election  ousted  the  whole  board  of  of- 
ficials who  had  v/orked  faithfully  from 
the  beginning.  Carrying  out  their 
scheme,  they  actually  had  the  concern 
sold  by  the  sheriff  and  bid  it  in,  but 
fortunately  the  sale  was  set  aside  and 
at  the  end  of  their  first  year  they  in 
turn,  were  all  ousted  by  the  indignant 
and  betrayed  stockholders  and  the  in- 
stitution was  again  in  the  control  of 
its  friends.  These  interlopers  never 
owned  a dollar’s  worth  of  stock  other 
than  such  as  they  purchased  of  some 
unsuspecting  holder  in  order  to  become 
trustees  and  other  ofTicers.  They  were 
mainly  a lot  of  schemers.  They  failed 
because  they  were  dishonest,  and  I 
trust  that  the  young  men  before  me 
will  see  the  truth  of  Cardinal  Wool- 
sey’s  declaration  to  Cromw'ell  that 
“corruption  wins  not  more  than  hon- 
esty.” 

As  you  must  have  observed  I have 
thus  far  omitted  to  speak  of  a class  of 
workers  who  at  times  bore  many  bur- 
dens and  whose  labors  were  arduous 

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and  incessant.  These  were  the  prin- 
cipals and  the  faculties  under  them; 
and  although  their  work  was  separated 
in  a measure  from  that  of  the  trustees 
and  other  friends  yet  there  was  so  close 
a connection  and  such  a mingling  of 
duty  that  it  may  truthfully  be  said 
that  their  efforts  and  endeavors  were 
coequal  with  that  of  the  others,  al- 
though along  different  lines,  and  it  is 
pleasant  and  gratifying  to  note  that 
there  was  harmony  and  mutual  desire 
for  success.  It  has  been  my  great 
pleasure  to  personally  know  all  of  the 
principals,  and  it  is  with  unfeigned 
satisfaction  that  I speak  praisingly  of 
all  of  them.  It  would  be  gratifying 
to  dwell  on  each  one’s  labor  but  time 
v/ill  not  permit.  Many  of  them  have 
passed  away.  Jacques,  Landreth. 
Wildman,  Taylor,  Allen,  French  — as- 
sociated with  Prof.  Allen  — Streit,  Ver- 
rill,  and  Thomas  are  gone.  Only 
Fradenburg,  Doane,  Albro  and  the 
present  incumbent.  Dr.  Smith,  are 
left ; and  justice  demands  that  we  should 
revere  the  memory  of  those  who  are 
gone  and  pay  honor  to  those  who  are 
living.  The  school’s  success  will 
stand  as  a monument  for  each  and 
every  one  of  them.  All  the  earlier 
ones  were  hampered  by  incompleted 
buildings  and  lack  of  furniture  and 
proper  equipments,  coupled  with  the 
further  fact  that  the  school  had  not 
yet  burst  into  its  new  life,  and  they 
were  unable  to  accomplish  what  they 
desired  and  otherwise  would  have  done 
if  their  surroundings  had  been  more 
favorable.  Not  until  it  became  a 
State  Normal  School  did  it  have  a new 
life  and  take  up  the  v/ork  that  the 
times  demanded.  The  new  life  really 
began  with  Prof.  Allen,  who  started  the 
school  cn  the  way  to  its  final  achieve- 
ments. As  the  State  gave  aid  the 
school  rose  higher  and  higher  until  we 


now  witness  its  splendid  triumph,  and 
to  the  principals  and  faculties  under 
them  must  be  awarded  a generous  and 
grateful  meed  of  praise.  The  stand- 
ing of  the  school  to-day  attests  the 
arduous  but  successful  endeavors  of  its* 
efficient  corps  of  instructors  and  the 
firm  hand  of  its  faithful  board  of  trus- 
tees. 

Thus  far  I have  dwelt  mainly  upon 
conditions  and  events  which  are  past 
and  which  are  the  most  vivid  in  my 
memory,  and  as  I leave  them  to  take 
up  present  conditions  I can  but  say  of 
that  of  which  I have  spoken: 

"O’er  these  scenes  my  memory  wakes, 

And  fondly  broods  vith  miser  care; 

Time  but  the  impression  stronger  makes 

As  streams  their  channels  deeper  wear.”' 

Because  success  has  been  achieved 
the  duty  of  the  present  and  future 
hour  is  by  no  means  discharged,  for 
there  is  as  great  a responsibility  rest- 
ing upon  those  living,  who  have  been 
connected  with  it  as  students,  and 
those  now  here  or  who  may  come  here- 
after as  teachers,  trustees  or  students, 
as  rested  upon  those  who  have  brought 
it  from  the  day  of  its  first  inception 
to  the  present  time;  and  it  is  devoutly 
to  be  hoped  that  that  duty  will  be  as 
faithfully  discharged  as  was  that  of 
past  times.  That  duty  will  not  be 
properly  discharged  by  merely  sustain- 
ing the  eminence  and  usefulness  of  the 
present  day.  Its  eminence  and  use- 
fulness should  go  higher.  There  are 
few  things  in  this  world  of  which  it 
can  be  said  the  best  has  been  reached. 
It  certainly  cannot  be  said  of  schools 
or  education.  Nearly  all  of  those  who 
conceived  and,  until  recent  times,  car- 
ried on  the  work  have  been  discharged 
from  further  responsibility  by  death 
or  physical  infirmities  incident  to  ad- 
vanced age,  but  there  are  some  still  in 
the  harness  as  teachers  and  trustees. 


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and  from  these  we  have  a right  to  ex- 
pect a continuance  of  their  good  work, 
for  their  experience  will  give  them  a 
better  knowledge  of  what  to  do  in  the 
future;  and  I confidently  believe  they 
can  be  trusted  to  do  it. 

But  these  are  not  the  only  ones  who 
have  a duty  to  perform  and  a respon- 
sibility to  bear.  There  is  before  me 
a large  number  of  students  of  to-day 
and  a still  larger  number  are  here  or 
abroad  who  have  enjoyed  the  benefits 
of  the  labors  of  others,  who,  in  some 
way  have  had  to  do  with  the  school. 
Each  of  these  should  feel  as  though 
the  v/hole  responsibility  rested  upon 
himself  or  herself  alone.  The  students 
owe  it  to  the  school  as  well  as  to  them- 
selves to  make  the  best  of  the  oppor- 
tunities offered.  They  all  should  en- 
deavor to  make  and  maintain  its  repu- 
tation in  rank  and  learning  as  a school, 
and  when  they  pass  out  should  join 
the  others  who  have  gone  before  them 
in  upholding  that  reputation  by  show- 
ing that  their  opportunities  were  not 
only  fully  enjoyed  but  were  being  put 
to  good  account.  And  not  only  along 
educational  lines  should  all  who  have 
received  instruction  here  “makegood,” 
but  they  should  see  to  it  that  the 
moral  standing  of  the  institution  shall, 
at  all  times,  be  of  the  highest  charac- 
ter. There  have  been  no  restrictions 
placed  on  any  one  here  but  such  as 
have  contributed  to  the  ultimate  good 
of  both  student  and  school.  No  repu- 
table person  has  ever  been  deprived  of 
' enjoying  all  that  any  other  one  en- 
joyed or  now  enjoys.  Rights  and  priv- 
ileges are  equal.  It  was  my  great 
-pleasure  as  then  State  Trustee  to  pro- 
nounce, more  than  thirty  years  ago, 
the  dedication  of  the  North  Hall,  and 
these  are  the  words  that  I then  ut- 
-.tered : 

“To  the  end  that  intelligence  and 


education  shall  be  universal;  that  the 
rich  and  the  poor;  the  child  of  him 
who  has  power  and  place,  and  of  him 
who  treads  the  lowly  paths  of  life, 
shall  receive  alike  the  blessings  of  edu- 
cation, the  Commonwealth  of  Penn- 
sylvania and  the  people  of  this  com- 
munity have  built  and  now  dedicate 
this  building  to  the  uses  of  education 
and  to  moral  and  religious  instruction, 
and  invite  equally  and  alike,  without 
distinction  of  sex,  or  color,  or  race,  or 
creed,  or  party,  the  children  of  all 
who  may  desire  to  participate  of  the 
opportunities  which  shall  be  here  of- 
fered,” and  now,  after  the  lapse  of 
nearly  a third  of  a century,  I do  not 
see  how  I can  add  to  its  comprehen- 
siveness, and  I certainly  do  not  de- 
sire to  drop  a single  thought  from  it. 
I believe  it  expresses  the  purposes  of 
its  founders  and  the  policy  of  the 
State. 

Before  closing  I must  say  to  you 
that  you  should  all  give  thanks  to  the 
generous  State  of  Pennsylvania  and  to 
those  officials  who  by  their  position, 
have  had  to  do  with  the  school.  There 
should  be  nothing  done  to  thwart  or 
hinder  those  officials  in  their  efforts  to 
aid  you.  I can  say,  with  truth  un- 
qualified, that  all  of  them,  the  Gover- 
nors, the  State  Superintendents  and 
their  Deputies,  have  been,  and  still 
are  your  warmest  friends,  and  they 
will  continue  to  be  your  friends  just  so 
long  as  you  meet  them  with  the  same 
spirit  that  they  manifest  towards  you. 

But  I must  close.  Much  more 
could  be  said  but  I will  not  burden 
you  with  it.  The  school  now  stands 
high  but  my  prayer  is,  that  when  the 
next  fifty  years  shall  have  come  and 
gone,  and  its  centennial  shall  be  cele- 
brated, that  still  higher  praise  can  be 
accorded  to  the  State  Normal  School 
of  the  Fifth  District. 

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GRADUATES,  HONOR  AND  CREDIT  STUDENTS,  1912 


R7^GULAR  NORMAL — Laura  Adamy,  Stuart  Bailey,  Isabel  Barnes, 
Maxwell  Baxter,  Louise  Berry.  Edna  Black,  Helen  Blackwell,  Lula  Bowen, 
Grace  C.  Briggs,  Trella  Briggs,  Leone  Browne,  K.  Ruth  Burschel,  Gertrude 
Bush,  Allen  Carlson,  Dessie  Carter,  Royce  Carter,  Ernest  Chamberlain,  Ar- 
vine  N.  Clarke,  Daniel  M.  Clarke,  Maude  Clark,  Stella  Clark,  Edna  Cleve- 
land, Bertha  L.  Close,  Belle  Cooley,  Vertie  Cooper,  Myrtle  Daggett,  Anna 
M.  Danks,  R.  C.  Dayton,  Natalie  Decker,  Mary  E.  Donald,  F.  K.  Donlon, 
Helen  Dorsett,  Nina  Dougherty,  Lenna  Ehlers,  Mabel  Elliott,  Esther  Feeney, 
Alwilda  Fellows,  Bertha  Frederick,  Ruth  M.  Gaige,  Mildred  Gardner,  Ethel 
Garrison,  Mabel  George,  Rebecca  Gillen,  Ella  M.  Goldy,  Ursel  Gorton,  Jes- 
sie Gray,  Florence  Gridley,  Emily  S.  Gyger,  Burr  Hall,  Hazel  Hallstead, 
Grace  Hanlan,  George  Harer,  Martha  Harris,  Carrie  Hasker,  Foster  W.  Hav- 
er ley,  Reed  W.  Hitchcock,  Paul  Hobbs,  Isa  Houser,  Lee  W.  Hughes,  Henry 
M.  Husted,  Dorothy  Hutchinson,  Charles  Jaquish,  Josephine  Kinney,  Edward 
Kingsley,  Ina  Kratzer,  Clara  Layman,  Nellie  Learn,  Belle  Lefler,  Howard 
Lewis,  Jenny  S.  Lind,  Edward  Loftus,  Leslie  Lunt,  Luella  Lunt,  J.  Clarence 
Lusch,  Musietta  Lyke,  Ruth  Lysle,  Marie  McCabe,  Mae  McClure,  James  Mc- 
Connell, MildredMcConnell,  Hallie  McCoy,  Edna  M.  McEntee,Leland McLain, 
Mary  Mackey,  Ernest  Marsland,  N.  J.  Mason,  R.  R.  Merrill,  Eva  B.  Mit- 
chell, Isadore  Montgomery,  Muriel  Montgomery,  J.  Stephen  Moran,  George 
Norman,  William  Payne,  Laura  Pfafif,  Grace  Price,  Anna  Reed,  Pauline  Reed, 
Lida  Retan,  Grant  Roblyer,  Abbie  Rockwell,  Leon  Rockwell,  Pearl  Rumsey,  E. 
C.  Russell,  Maude  Sailer,  Rae  Satterlee,  Lavenia  Shailer,  Bessie  Shannon,  Ma- 
bel M.  Shaw,  Frank  F.  Sheffel,  Iona  Silvara,  Winifred  Smales,  Emma  Smith, 
Harold  Sonn,  Madge  Stephens,  Anna  Stevens,  Christine  Stevens,  Mary  Stoll, 
Clara  Strailey,  Florence  Sullivan,  Frances  Sullivan,  Gladys  Taylor,  C.  H. 
Tewksbury,  Margaret  Tingley,*Doris  Tremain,  Florence  Ullman,  Dora  Van- 
Alstyne,  Elizabeth  VanLuvanee,  Jean  Waltman,  Vivien  Warters,  Bertha 
Whitman,  Raymond  Williams,  Frederick  Wintermute. 

SUPERVISOR  OF  MUSIC — Louise  Adamy,  Mrs.  Helen  H.  Gambell, 
Lucinda  Keagle,  Rae  Mathews,  Joseph  R.  Oakden,  Jr.,  Helena  Peckham, 
Helen  Robertson,  Mildred  Ross,  Dora  Wilcox. 


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Quarterly 


VOICE — Georgia  Drum,  Mrs.  E.  M.  Field,  Lucinda  Keagle,  Mrs.  M. 
F.  Rose,  Dora  Wilcox. 

PIANO — Edith  Colegrove,  Leon  Keagle,  Arlene  Keefe. 

ART — Aurelia  Bresee,  Rae  Mathews,  Helena  Peckham,  Orilla  Ripley, 
Pearl  Wade. 

ELOCUTION — Eugenia  Roberts. 

Honor  Students — Above  Ninety  Per  Gent. 

SENIORS — Emily  S.  Gyger,  Carrie  Hasker,  Jenny  S.  Lind,  Anna  Ste- 
vens, Gladys  Taylor,  Royce  Carter,  C.  H.  Tewksbury. 

MIDDLERS— Julia  M.  Ace,  Clara  Bull,  Hazel  Clayton,  Esther  Cooper, 
Mabel  Cool,  Jennie  Dunlap,  Mary  Dwyer,  Hilda  Fleitz,  Jessie  Kilbourn, 
Louise  Longstreet,  Agnes  Rogers,  Ethel  Sanford,  Amberl  Sharp,  Blanche 
Strait,  Augusta  Williams,  John  Chmileski,  Leslie  Spry, 

THIRD  YEAR — Florence  Jenkins,  Angelique  Prevost,  Mamie  Rogers, 
Maude  Rumsey,  Thyra  Swanson. 

JUNIOR-MIDDLE— Ellen  Morley,  (Middle). 

Credit  Students — Above  Eighty-five  Per  Gent. 

SENIORS — Isabel  Barnes,  Flelen  Blackwell,  Lula  Bowen,  K.  Ruth  Bur- 
schel,  Edna  Cleveland,  Belle  Cooley,  Myrtle  Daggett,  Natalie  Decker,  Nina 
Dougherty,  Lenna  Ehlers,  Mabel  Elliott,  Mabel  George.  Grace  Hanlan,  Isa 
Houser,  Dorothy  Hutchinson,  !na  Kratzer,  Mu.sietta  W.  Lybe,  Ruth  L\  le,  Isa- 
dore  Montgomery,  Muriel  Montgomery,  Grace  Price,  Pauline  Reed,  Lida  Re- 
tan, Iona  Silvara,  Frances  Sullivan,  Pdorence  Ullman,  Jean  Waltman,  Vivien 
Warters,  Bertha  Whitman,  C.  Allen  Carlson.  Henry  M.  Husled,  Edward  Kings- 
ley, James  McConnell,  Leon  H.  Rockwell,  Frank  Sheffel,  Raymond  Williams, 
Frederick  Wintermute. 

MIDDLERS — Gertrude  Allen,  Mildred  Carpenter,  Gertrude  Davis, 
Marie  Dobbins,  Margaret  Edv/ards,  Helen  Gardner,  Maude  Gillette.  Jessica 
Hoyt,  Elner  Hughes,  Bessie  Inscho,  Mary  Keough,  Nellie  Lenox,  Helen  Mc- 
Acy,  Mary  O’Leary,  Ethel  Race,  Alta  Reeser,  Nellie  Schulze,  Lila  Strait, 
Inon  Webster,  Nellie  Whalen,  Emily  Williams,  Franklin  Ashley,  Harry  Ever- 
ett, Eugene  Frutiger,  Walter  Lynch,  Raymond  Robinson,  IVayburne  Smith, 

THIRD  YEAR — Mildred  Bennett,  Anna  Buckley,  Annie  Clark,  Mary  1. 
Hunt,  Gertrude  Murrman,  Flarriet  E.  Paine,  Myra  Peckham,  Alma  Price, 
Laura  Weimer. 

JUNIOR — MIDDLE — Bessie  Evans,  (Middle),  Ruth  Hall,  ( junior  and 
Middle) , Mildred  Hartsock,  (Middle),  Ellen  Morley,  (Junior),  Golda  Yentzer, 
(Junior  and  Middle),  Burr  Dewey,  (Middle),  William  Dixon,  (Junior  and 
Middle). 


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